Robert Lake HIGGINBOTHAM

1934 - 2008  (74 years)

• Name	Robert Lake HIGGINBOTHAM
  Born	25 Feb 1934	Mellin, Ritchie Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	U.S. Army  [1]
  Burial	Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV   [3]
  	Obituary states burial location as the Echard Cemetery in Mellin, and Findagrave reports (with photograph) a headstone for him there. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55309321/robert-lake-higginbotham But Findagrave also reports (with photograph) a headstone for him and his first wife at Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116533025/robert-lake-higginbotham
  Occupation	WV Dept of Highways (30 yrs), Hathaway Hatchery, Mid-Atlantic Glass (2 yrs)  [1]
  Residence	Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV   [4]
  Died	14 Sep 2008	Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV   [2, 5]
  Buried	Echard Family Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I91894	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	John Arley HIGGINBOTHAM
  Mother	Margaret EDDY
  Family ID	F39576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edith Lorrain SIMONS,   b. 13 Dec 1936, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 23 Feb 1999  (Age 62 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1956  [7]
  Family ID	F39577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Ellen SHAFFER,   b. 2 Nov 1938, Roane Co, WV   [8]
  Married	1999	Ritchie Co, WV   [9]
  Family ID	F39575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Obituary. [S15] Social Security Death Index. [S934] Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116533025/robert-lake-higginbotham. [S1924] Social Security Death Index. [S1697] Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital. [S934] Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55309321/robert-lake-higginbotham. [S5] Headstone. [S1606] Obituary of wife's son. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.