Rebecca Mckee Higginbotham

Mrs. Rebecca Higginbotham, 47, of Shuqualak, MS passed away at her residence on Friday, January 4, 2013. Her funeral service will be held on Sunday January 6, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. from Cockrell Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Allen Eaves officiating. Interment will follow in Shuqualak Cemetery. The visitation will be held from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home. Any memorials are requested to be made to your local animal shelter. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Higginbotham was born on January 22, 1965 to Frances Bishop McKee and the late Duane McKee in Neshoba County, MS. She grew up in Kemper County, MS and graduated from Kemper County High School. She married Kevin Higginbotham on June 24, 1983. She worked for several years at the Texaco in Laurel, MS as store manager until the need for her to care for her husband, who was in poor health, forced her to retire. Mrs. Higginbotham was of the Methodist faith. She loved and enjoyed taking care of her family and also extended her love and care to animals in need. She was an accomplished painter who embraced life and brought joy to all who knew her.
In addition to her husband, Kevin, of Shuqualak, Rebecca McKee Higginbotham is survived by her mother: Frances McKee of Dekalb, MS as well as by one sister: Connie Harbour; and two brothers: Drexel McKee and Randy McKee, all of Dekalb, MS. and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father: Duane McKee.