1937
Orby
2014
Orby Higdon
October 27, 1937 — February 12, 2014
HIGDON, AL: Orby L. Higdon, age 76, went to be with the Lord February 12, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of Higdon, AL., a devoted husband of 57 years to Mrs. Ruth Gennette Farr Higdon originally of Albuquerque, NM. They are loving parents of two daughters Mrs Debra Lee Higdon Spangler of Ringgold, GA., Mrs. Karen Ann Higdon Hicks of Daytona, Beach, FL., grandparents of two grandsons Reid Miles and Nathan miles; three granddaughters Misty Hicks, Sonya Wade, and Ashley Miles; great grandparents of nine great-grandchildren.
Orby graduated from Pisgah High School in 1955 then became a member of Special Forces for the United States Air Force from 1955 until 1959. He was saved on March 13, 1987, and later became an ordained Deacon and then became an ordained Baptist Minister and pastored Mt. Haven Baptist Church. He was currently a member of New Haven Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN. Orby was a dedicated employee, retiring from the teamsters union at Belfonte Nuclear Plant receiving several awards over the years of perfect work attendance. He has been a member of the Higdon Chapter of the Masonic Lodge since 1970, and is best described by his family as a dedicator and supporter. He loved Alabama Football, Nascar, and was an avid golfer and was a person that loved to tell stories and make people laugh and never seemed to meet a stranger.
Orby was preceded in death by his father and mother John Higdon and Vivian Kenemore Higdon; three brothers Ralph, Lloyd, and Gene Higdon; two sisters Lola Mae Higdon Millican and Virginia Higdon Lacy all of Higdon, AL.
Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years Mrs. Ruth Gennette Farr Higdon of Higdon, AL.; sister Mrs. Opal Foster of Smyrna, TN.; brother Mr. Melvin Higdon of Cocoa Beach, FL.
He will be very greatly missed, and from all of his family we just say thank you Orby for being a part of our lives, and thank you God for allowing us to have him for seventy six years.
Funeral services will be 12:00NOON Friday, February 14, 2014 in the Trenton chapel of Moore Funeral Home with Brother Bill Broom officiating. Burial will follow in Higdon Cemetery with Military Honors.
Visitation will be held Thursday 12:00PM ~ 8:00PM, and Friday 11:00AM ~ 12:00PM.
Leave condolences at www.moorefuneralhometrenton.com . Arrangements by Moore Funeral Home, Trenton, Georgia.
Orby graduated from Pisgah High School in 1955 then became a member of Special Forces for the United States Air Force from 1955 until 1959. He was saved on March 13, 1987, and later became an ordained Deacon and then became an ordained Baptist Minister and pastored Mt. Haven Baptist Church. He was currently a member of New Haven Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN. Orby was a dedicated employee, retiring from the teamsters union at Belfonte Nuclear Plant receiving several awards over the years of perfect work attendance. He has been a member of the Higdon Chapter of the Masonic Lodge since 1970, and is best described by his family as a dedicator and supporter. He loved Alabama Football, Nascar, and was an avid golfer and was a person that loved to tell stories and make people laugh and never seemed to meet a stranger.
Orby was preceded in death by his father and mother John Higdon and Vivian Kenemore Higdon; three brothers Ralph, Lloyd, and Gene Higdon; two sisters Lola Mae Higdon Millican and Virginia Higdon Lacy all of Higdon, AL.
Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years Mrs. Ruth Gennette Farr Higdon of Higdon, AL.; sister Mrs. Opal Foster of Smyrna, TN.; brother Mr. Melvin Higdon of Cocoa Beach, FL.
He will be very greatly missed, and from all of his family we just say thank you Orby for being a part of our lives, and thank you God for allowing us to have him for seventy six years.
Funeral services will be 12:00NOON Friday, February 14, 2014 in the Trenton chapel of Moore Funeral Home with Brother Bill Broom officiating. Burial will follow in Higdon Cemetery with Military Honors.
Visitation will be held Thursday 12:00PM ~ 8:00PM, and Friday 11:00AM ~ 12:00PM.
Leave condolences at www.moorefuneralhometrenton.com . Arrangements by Moore Funeral Home, Trenton, Georgia.
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