Mary Elizabeth Higginbotham Reed, 82, a longtime resident of Granville County passed away surrounded by her family, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson.
A native of Athens, West Virginia, the daughter of late George Harrison Higginbotham, Sr. and Beulah Meadows. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was a retired Civil Servant from the Federal Government.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church by Rev. David Herman. Entombment will be in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Bobby Randale Reed of the home; two daughters, Donna Reed of the home, Linda Newton (Mark) of Creedmoor; a granddaughter, Morgan Newton and a grandson, Dylan Newton; her caregiver and sister-in-law, Judy Higginbotham of Franklinton and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, George H. Higginbotham, Jr.
Visitation will be held Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. in the Sanctuary of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and at other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 745, Creedmoor, NC 27522.