Arthur Lane Higginbotham Jr, age 78, of Lakeland, FL passed away November 16, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was born December 1, 1935 in Brooksville, FL the son of Arthur Lane Higginbotham, Sr. and Nellie Douglas. He was an Office Manager with Synergy Gas. He was a veteran of the US Air Force, an avid bowler and a hugh Florida Gator's fan.
Lane is survived by his wife, of 36 years, Shirley Ann Higginbotham, son Mark Higginbotham and his wife Jenny, daughters Dee Dee Tyll, Becky Berson and her husband Alan, Jenny Mohr and her husband Joe and Amy McLaughlin and her husband Steve, brothers John Higginbotham and his wife Judy and Edward Higginbotham, and grandchildren Kevin, Cody, Derick, Carl, David, Megan, Brooke, Nicloe and A.J.
Memorial Services are Friday, November 21, 2014 at 2:00pm with a reception following, both at Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, 2198 K-Ville Avenue, Auburndale, FL. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.ottlaughlinfuneralhome.com
