Louie Mae Higginbotham

Mrs. Louie Mae Higginbotham, 94, of Macon, MS passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Noxubee County Nursing Home. She was born on February 25, 1917 to Fulton Ervin and Annie Woodfin Lee of Mashulaville, Mississippi. She was a graduate of East Mississippi Junior College. She taught school and later retired from the Mississippi Department of Social Services where she was a case worker and director of the Noxubee County Food Stamp Division. She was very dedicated to her church, Mashulaville Baptist Church, all her life and led the music there until she moved to Macon in 1995, where she then joined First Baptist Church. She was very civic minded and belonged to the Macon Pilot Club, which she served as President for two terms. She was also a member of the Noxubee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and was the granddaughter of Fulton Monroe Lee, who served as a soldier for the Confederacy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William T. Higginbotham.
Mrs. Higginbotham is survived by her seven children: Travis Higginbotham(Gary Lois); Linda Brookhart; Leon Higginbotham (Coleene); Nita Royal (Mike); Janice Windham (Phil);Yvonne Barge (David);and Randy Higginbotham (Mona). She is also survived by seven grandchildren: Ashley Windham; Haley Montgomery (Mike); Don Higginbotham; Rhonda Cooper (Joey); Jason Higginbotham (Laycee); Laura Byrd (Bryan)and Christopher Davis (April). Also left to mourn her passing are nine great-grandchildren: Sam and Justin Cooper; Jaycee and Kaylee Higginbotham; Will Higginbotham; Travis, Elisha, and Maggie Montgomery and Lillian Madison Byrd. She also has one surviving brother: Charles Lee of Columbus, MS.
Mrs. Higginbotham’s funeral will be held at Mashulaville Baptist Church on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:00 A.M with Bro. Bill Duncan officiating. Interment will follow in Mashulaville Cemetery. A visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Cockrell Funeral Home in Macon. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.