Frances Walker Higginbotham

Born in Lynchburg, she was the daughter of the late Elton Capris Walker and the late Elsie Clark Walker.

Frances was a member of Heritage United Methodist Church and a retired employee of Member One Credit Union. When she finished high school she went to work for the C & P Telephone Co. and worked there until her daughter, Daphnee, was born. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Women of the Moose, Chapter 1415. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and sister.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children, Jamie L. Higginbotham of Bedford, Sydnee H. “Nickie” Johns and her husband, Dewyane, of Lynchburg and Daphnee H. Reynolds and her husband, Mike, of Hardy; seven grandchildren, James Sidney Higginbotham, Walker Moore, Layton Shifflett, Cassidy Johns, Matthew Johns, Ainslee Reynolds and Chase Reynolds and one sister, Nancy W. Taylor and her husband, R.B.) of Forest.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Whitten Timberlake Chapel. Interment will follow at Virginia Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., today, March 3, 2015, at Whitten Timberlake Chapel.

The family requests that those wishing to make memorial contributions, please consider Mooseheart Child City & School, Inc., 240 James J. Davis Dr., Mooseheart, IL 60539.