Edna Ruth Cole Higginbotham
October 2, 1941 - March 9, 2017
Services for Edna Ruth Cole Higginbotham will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Higginbotham, age 75, died on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at her residence of heart failure.
She was born on October 2, 1941 in Avalon, MS, to the late James and Estelle Blansett Cole and was a resident of Tutwiler, MS. She lived in Chicago, IL, for 50 years where she worked as a waitress before relocating back to the Mississippi Delta. She was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Joanne Higginbotham, and several brothers and sisters.
She is survived by two sons, Henry Higginbotham of Chicago, IL, and Toby Higginbotham of Chicago, IL; three daughters, Rita Simon of Chicago, IL, Billie Sanchez of Chicago, IL, and Ginger Higginbotham of Starkville, MS; one brother, Charles Cole of Tutwiler, MS; one sister, Martha Campbell of Tutwiler, MS; and 17 grandchildren.
Williams & Lord Funeral Home is in charge. An online guestbook can be signed at www.williamsandlord.com