OBIT HIGGINBOTHAM, J.

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DATE: THURSDAY, January 16, 1992                   TAG: 9201160058
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG                                LENGTH: Short
OBIT HIGGINBOTHAM, J.
HIGGINBOTHAM, JOHNSON K.
Johnson K. Higginbotham, age 70, of 1160 Peppers Ferry Road, died Wednesday, January 15, 1992, at his home. He was a retired employee of the N & W Railroad, a member of the American Legion and a veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by a son, C. R. "Billy" King. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Higginbotham; a daughter, Venessa E. Garst, Philadelphia, Pa.; one son, Johnson K. Higginbotham, Jr., Blacksburg; one grandson, John King; four sisters, Blanche Renn, Lillian Walters, both of Colonial Beach, Va.; Pearl Swaggerty, Roanoke; June Quann, La Plata, Md. A graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Friday in Sunset Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Friends may call at the home, 1160 Peppers Ferry Road, anytime Thursday. The family also request friends call at the home after the service Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Christiansburg Rescue Squad, Box 176, Christiansburg, Va. Arrangements are being handled by the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB