Obituary: Christine (Kennedy) Higginbotham, 2002
Source: The News Advance, Sept. 26, 2002
Contributor: Charlie Truslow
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  Mrs. Christine Kennedy Higginbotham of 6315 Richmond Highway, Gladstone, 
peacefully departed this earthly life at her residence on Sept. 23, 2002. 
  She was born May 5, 1920 to the late Walter and Ella Jeffries Kennedy. 
She was married to the late Willie Clark Higginbotham.
  She is survived by her children, Jean Higginbotham Sandidge (Duval), 
Clarke H. Johnson, Amherst, Willie Wayne Higginbotham, Fort Washington, Md., 
and Laverne Ward, Suitland, Md.; a devoted cousin, Hattie Jeffries; friends, 
Mary Nunnery, Claude & Lucy Revely, Ed Lee and Cornelia Megginson. A son, 
James Lee Higginbotham predeceased her. 
  Mrs. Higginbotham was a faithful, lifelong member of 2nd Mineral Springs 
Baptist Church, Gladstone, Nelson County and active in the Gladstone Senior 
Citizens Organization. She was a caring, loving mother, grandmother, great-
grandmother and friend. 
  Family night will be held on Thursday, Sept. 26, 6-8 p.m. at Mt. Olive 
Baptist Church, Amherst. Funeral services will be on Friday, Sept. 27 at 
11 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, with the Rev. John I. Austin officiating. 
Interment will be in the Christian Aid Cemetery. 
  Her remains will lie in state one hour prior to service scheduled time. 
M. L. Winfree, directing. 

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