Milton Lee HIGDON^{[1, 2]}

1931 - 2008  (77 years)

• Name	Milton Lee HIGDON
  Born	5 Jan 1931	Macon County, North Carolina   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Oct 2008	Rutherford County, North Carolina   [5]
  Buried	30 Oct 2008	Rutherford County, North Carolina - Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery   [5]
  Person ID	I15626	Schultheis
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	Lewis Lefferts HIGDON,   b. 22 Mar 1907, Macon County, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Jan 1998, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Ila Edith ELLIOTT,   b. 30 Nov 1907, Macon County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Aug 1993, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 85 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1929  [6, 7]
  Family ID	F1056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F6597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  INDIVIDUAL NOTES: Index to Vital Statistics, Births, A to Z, From 1913 Through 1941, Macon County, N. C., page 75, located at the Macon County Courthouse: - Date of birth was 1-5-1931. Higdon, Milton L., male, white. Place of birth was Ellijay, Macon County, N. C. Father was Louis L. Higdon. Mother was Ila E. Elliott. -------------------- Obituary published in The Franklin Press, Macon County, North Carolina, dated October 31, 2008: Milton Lee Higdon Milton Lee Higdon, 77 of Fox Run Drive, Forest City, N.C., formerly of Franklin, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at Hospice House of Forest City. He was a native of Franklin and the son of the late Lewis Lefferts and Ila Elliott Higdon. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy at Chapel Hill. Milton moved to Forest City in 1955, where he began a 42-year career as a pharmacist at Smith's Drug Store in Forest City and was Christian and member of First Baptist Church. He also served his country during the Korean Conflict and was a member of the Forest City Town Council for 21 years. Milton was a man of the utmost integrity and will be sorely missed by his family and friends. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Helen Dobbins Higdon of the home; three daughters, Tami Higdon of Gainesville, Fla., Shawn Higdon of Seneca, S.C., and Shelley Watts and husband Bobby of Mills River, N.C.; a sister, Marilyn Higdon Myers of Candler, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 30, in the First Baptist Church of Forest City, with Dr. Bobby D. Morrow and Rev. J. Anthony Spencer officiating. Interment followed in the Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, at The Padgett and King Mortuary. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 211 West Main St., Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The Padgett and King Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. An online guest registry is available by visiting www.padgettking.com.

  
  

• Sources

  [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Ila Elliott Higdon dated 1 Sep 1993. [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Milton Lee Higdon dated 31 Oct 2008. [S270] North Carolina Vital Statistics, Macon County Birt, Page 75. date/location [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Milton Lee Higdon dated 31 Oct 2008. location [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Milton Lee Higdon dated 31 Oct 2008. date/location [S451] Eddie Smith, Personal records. date [S155] Franklin Press, Obituary of Ila Elliott Higdon dated 1 Sep 1993. date (1929)