July 26, 1928 - November 15, 2014

GILMER — Graveside services for Wanda Higginbotham, 86, of East Mountain, will be 11 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, Texas, to Fletcher and Emma Gibson Martin. She was a housewife and a member of 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 and Johnny Rex Martin; sister, Abner Broadstreet; grandchildren, Lori Noble, Nikki Youngblood, Marty Higginbotham, 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 husband, Travis Higginbotham in 2011; parents; brother, Tim Martin; sisters, Sybil Green, Oleta Polson and Mary Lou Jackson; three infant siblings; and great-grandson, Brian Noble.