George Adolph Higgins
1897 - 1980 (83 years)
Generation: 1
1. George Adolph Higgins was born on 23 Oct 1897 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; died on 22 Nov 1980 in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida; was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War I. US Navy. LDSQM.
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George A. Higgins
George A. Higgins, 83, of 36 Deertree Drive, died Saturday at the Estes Health Care Center after a long illness.
He was a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., and had lived in Tallahassee for three years. He was a retired executive of United State Steel and had service in the U.S. Navy in World War I. He was also a graduate of the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh and was of the Episcopal faith.
Survivors include two daughters, Claire Witz of Tallahassee and Marjorie H. Phillips of Panacea; three sisters, Katherine Dougall of New York, Sara Hazlett of California and Anna Higgins of Pennsylvania; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Culley & Sons Funeral chapel. Burial will follow later in Rosecrans National Cemetery, in San Diego, Calif. Culley & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida. Sunay, 23 November 1980.
Buried:
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Section A-E, Site 546George married Edith Kay Hayes on 29 Sep 1953 in Arlington, Virginia. Edith (daughter of John D. Hayes and Laura Robinson) was born on 11 Jun 1905 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; died on 24 Sep 1965 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]