Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Higgins, Wayne Bernard June 23, 1924 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com April 21, 2017, 9:27 pm Belding Banner - News - Wednesday, July 2, 1924 Wayne Bernard Higgins was born near Remus, Isabella County, on December 30, 1912 and came to his death by drowning at Smyrna, Monday afternoon, June 23, 1924, at the age of 11 years, 5 months and 24 days. He was left motherless when he was just a baby and has made his home with Mrs. Laura Jenkins, of Keene township for the past three years. Wayne attended Tasker school where his record shows regular attendance and a keen interest in his work. His sudden death was a great shock to all that knew him. Surviving are his father, Burr Higgins, of Grand Rapids, three sisters, Mrs. Fred Bradford, and Miss Joyce Higgins of this city, and Mrs. Ernest Cox of Owosso, and two brothers, Cecil Higgins, of Saranac, and Lynn Higgins of Belding. Also his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Higgins, of Keene, and many friends and playmates who mourn his departure. Additional Comments: Age: 11 Marble cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/higgins6075gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb