Obituary for
Beverly Beatrice Higginbotham
Beverly Beatrice Higginbotham, 83, of Lake Placid went home to be with her Lord on Friday afternoon July 7, 2017 at the Vitas Hospice unit in Sebring. Beverly was the daughter of Beatrice (Russell) and Edward C. Chamberlain who was born on June 26, 1934 in Traverse City, Michigan. Beverly was a retired registered nurse who worked for many years in several areas of medicine. She has been a resident of Lake Placid for the past 12 years moving here from Indiana. Beverly was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Lake Josephine in Sebring. Beverly enjoyed coloring, sewing, making quilts, crouching and spending time at the beach. She loved to cook and spend time with her family and friends at the many special family events. Beverly is survived by her loving husband of 28 years Jerry, daughters; Julia Ann Watkins, Kimberly Patton, Laura Baker and Angela Jo Flenar, step children; Julie D’Argo, Pamela Kincaid, Angela McCally and Scott Higginbotham, 9 grandchildren, 8 step-grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 3 step-great-grandchildren, 2 sisters; Merry Ann Youker and Barbara Jean Pound. A service to celebrate Beverly’s life will be held 6:00 PM, Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Lake Josephine 111 Lake Josephine Drive, Sebring, FL with Dr. Kevin Ahrens officiating. Further services will take place at a later date in Indiana.
