Helen V. Higgins, 92, of Beaumont, died Monday, December 13, 2004.
A native of Decatur, Indiana, she lived in the Beaumont area for fifty years.
Survivors include her daughters, Patricia Cockerill and her husband Bob of Orange and Ann Johnson of Irving; son, James Higgins and his wife Susan of Marietta Georgia; sister, Ruth Egan of Louisville, Kentucky; six grandchildren, Kathryn Johnson, Teri Shorey, Melissa Cockerill, Robert Cockerill, Stefanie Higgins and Katherine Higgins; and five great grandchildren, Kasey Cockerill, Alec Cockerill, Jordan Shorey, Julie Shorey and Jake Shorey.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 A.M. Thursday, December 16, 2004 at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church followed by burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, December 15, 2004 from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. with a rosary recited at 6:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Southeast Texas Hospice, P. O. Box 2385, Orange, Texas 77631 or to American Lung Association of Texas, P.O. Box 26460, Austin, Texas 78755.
