William Lester "Bill" Higinbotham 1901-1990

HIGINBOTHAM, RAMSEY, LAWRENCE, HART

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 12/9/2012 at 23:01:27

William Higinbotham
Estherville – Services for William Lester Higinbotham, 89, will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapl with the Rev. Neal Armstrong of Gruver Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in East Side Cemetery. He died Thursday, Oct. 4, 1990 at his home.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday.

He was born May 22, 1902 [per IA birth records and cemetery records, 1901] at Gruver, the son of Charles and Grace (Lawrence) Higinbotham and attended Gruver School. July 14, 1926 he was united in marriage with Alice Ramsey at Fairmont, Minn. The couple lived in Gruver following marriage until 1937 when they moved into Estherville. He was employed by Thomas Motors and Lyman Auto Supply in Estherville for many years. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Gruver.

Survivors include one son, Dean, Houston, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Harold (Janet) Hart, Chandler, Minn. Four grandchildren: Kay, Jeff, Beth and Sarah; and one brother, Lawrence Higinbotham of Estherville.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice, Jan. 22, 1989 and his parents. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, October 6, 1990)