ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: HIGGINS, JOHN V. "JOHNNY", SR.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Iberts Mortuary, Inc. Franklin, LA 70538

Died: Tuesday, November 3, 2015

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HIGGINS, JOHN V. "JOHNNY", SR.
December 14, 1951 - November 3, 2015

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Funeral services celebrating the life of John V. "Johnny" Higgins Sr. will be 
held Saturday, November 7, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Victory Tabernacle Church in 
Sorrel. 
He will be laid to rest in the Victory Tabernacle Cemetery. Brother Jerry 
Arnold will conduct the services.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday at the church from 9:00 
AM until time of service. Serving as pallbearers will be Jason P. Higgins, 
Caleb Higgins, Ashton Higgins, David McQuiston, Mike Picard Jr., Walter Picard, 
Calvin Higgins Jr., and Russell Picard Jr.
Johnny was a Franklin native and a 44 year resident of Sorrel. He was the owner 
of Johnny's Seafood Market in Sorrel where he was affectionately known by many 
as "Johnny the Fish Man." He passed away at the age of 63 on Tuesday, November 
3, 2015, at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Cheryl Picard Higgins; two sons, John 
V. Higgins Jr. and his wife Kelly, and Jason P. Higgins and his wife Keeley; 
two grandsons, Caleb Higgins and Ashton Higgins; his father, Jessie Higgins; 
five siblings, Ophema McQuiston and her husband Steve, Calvin Higgins and his 
wife Cindy, Trudy Chauvin and her husband David, Lola Olander and her husband 
Thomas, and Jessie Lee Higgins and his wife Mitsy; as well as a host of nieces, 
nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Annie Kelley Higgins. 
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert's Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, 
Franklin, LA 
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