Roy Higgins, 57, died suddenly at his home this morning, 9 miles northwest of Shenandoah, around 8:30 o'clock.
Mr. Higgins was a time keeper on a WPA Project in the Anderson vicinity, and worked as usual Wednesday, although he had not been feeling well and suffered a heart attack this morning.
Mrs. Higgins got breakfast ready this morning calling her husband and he answered her; and calling him later, when he did not answer her, found him dying.
Mr. Higgins was born and raised on the same farm in Walnut Township, living his life there until last spring when he moved to a farm three miles west in Prairie Township.
Mr. Higgins was a prominent Elk, and held a life membership in the order.
Surviving are his widow and seven children: Roy, William and Robert, all at home; Rex Higgins, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Horace Sawyer of Shenandoah; Mrs. Richard Dehr and Mrs. Clyde Chambers of
Los Angeles, California; his mother, Mrs. Rachel Higgins of Braddyville, and two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Ripley of Braddyville, IA., and Mrs. Floyd Bloom of Whittier, California.
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Funeral services for Roy M. Higgins, born October 24, 1881, and who died July 27, 1939, were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at the Buntz Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. L. E. Ripley,
pastor of the Methodist Church at Emerson, an old friend of the family. Interment was in the Farragut Cemetery.
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Roy Mead Higgins, son of William Harland Higgins and Rachel Ross Higgins, was born October 24, 1881, in Walnut Township, Fremont County, Iowa, and departed from this life July 27, 1939,
at the age of 57 years __ months and 3 days. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rena Thomas Higgins;his mother, Mrs. Rachel Higgins; two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Bloom of Montabello, Calif., and Mrs.
Bernice Ripley of Braddyville; three daughters, Mrs. Richard (Marjorie) Dehr, Mrs. Clyde (Doris) Chambers, Jr. of Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Horace (Mary) Sawyer of Shenandoah and four sons,
Rex Higgins of Los Angeles, Californig, and Roy, Jr., William and Robert at home. Another son, Claude Higgins of Los Angeles, preceded his father in death on July 6, 1938.
Source:~ Submitted and transcribed and submitted by: Susan Glasgo: ozarksue3541@yahoo.com
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