Joe Richard Higgins (1932 - 1985)

Born 25 Feb 1932 in Mississippi, United States

Died 27 Oct 1985 at age 53 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Joe Higgins is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

Joe Richard Higgins was born on Feb 25, 1932 in Mississippi, USA as the third child of Richard D. Higgins and Nonie Lee G. He had four siblings, namely: Willie Mae, Dorothy Louise, George Truman, and Patricia.

He died on Oct 27, 1985 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (V.A. Medical Center; Age at Death: 53). ^[1]

Joe Richard Higgins lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He served in the military between Jun 29, 1948–May 31, 1953 (Age: 16; US Army). Race: (White)

He was buried in Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery).

Joe Richard Higgins and Hattie Ree Nichols had the following children (plus others):

1. Merle Jean Higgins was born on Oct 13, 1955. She died on Jun 13, 2009 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 53). ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Joe Richard Higgins Clipped from Simpson County News, 31 Oct 1985, Thu, Page 14
2. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPJ-M8MY : 26 October 2016), Merle Jean Higgins Thornton, Mississippi, United States, 18 Jun 2009; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Magee Courier, The & Simpson County News, born-digital text.

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