Jewel passed away February, 2004, with lung cancer.  Her husband, Tommy Higgins,lives in Raleigh and has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).  Jewel has four children:  Terry Beal, Raleigh, NC; Cindy Ivey, Knighdale, NC; Tommy Higgins, Jr., Wake Forest, NC; and Andy Higgins, Texas.  She also has five granchildren and two great-grandchildren.