HIGGINBOTHAM, Carol
born: Dec 28 1965, Whiteman AFB, Johnson Co, MO
died: Dec 26 2010, Calhoun, Henry Co, MO
burial: Dec 31 2010
arr: Hadley Funeral Home, Windsor, MO

Carol Jane Higginbotham, 44, of Calhoun, Missouri, died December 26, 2010, at her home in Calhoun.

She was born December 28, 1965, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster, Mo., the daughter of Raymond Ellis Dorris and Jane Louise (Miller) Dorris. On June 5, 2003, at the Calhoun Baptist Church, Calhoun, she married Don Lee Higginbotham, Jr., who survives of the home.

Carol was a 1984 graduate of Pea Ridge High School, Pea Ridge, Arkansas. She was a Returns Department manager at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Bentonville, Arkansas for 11 years. She enjoyed gardening and growing things, being outdoors riding horses, and she loved visiting with family and friends.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Don L. Higginbotham, III, of the home; 2 daughters, Sarah M. McIntyre, and Jane N. Fletcher, both of Pea Ridge, Arkansas; 3 brothers, Billy N. Dorris, Bentonville, Arkansas; Thomas W. Dorris, and Jeffery L. Dorris, both of Calhoun, Mo.; 2 sisters, Bobbi R. Barton, Calhoun, Mo.; and Sandra Briggs, Windsor, Mo.; a grandson, Don L. Higginbotham, IV, “on the way” and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 31, 2010, at the Hadley Funeral Home, Windsor, with Pastor Margie Briggs officiating. The family received friends one hour before the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions were suggested to the family for funeral expenses.