Wanda Higginbotham

Graveside services for Wanda Higginbotham, 86, of East Mountain will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at New East Mountain Cemetery with Bro. Wayne Norvell officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Higginbotham passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 in Gilmer. Mrs. Higginbotham was born July 26, 1928 in Camp County, TX, to Fletcher and Emma Gibson Martin. She was a homemaker and a member of the East Mountain Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Stanley Higginbotham of Ore City; daughter, Patricia Tucker of Holly Lake Ranch; brothers, Bobby Jackson, James Martin, Johnny Rex Martin; sister, Abner Broadstreet; eight grandchildren, Lori Noble, Nikki Youngblood, Marty Higginbotham, Jennifer Brown, Jeremy Higginbotham, Angela Boatright, Matt Tucker and Ashley Givon; 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Travis Higginbotham in 2011; daughter, Sue Smith; brother, Tim Martin; sisters, Sybil Green, Oleta Polson, Mary Lou Jackson and three infant siblings and great-grandson, Brian Noble. Family request memorials may be made to the Gideon Bibles or your favorite charity. The family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.