Glen Higgins, age 88, husband of Dolores J. Higgins, died Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee.
Mr. Higgins was born on February 5, 1936, in Magoffin County, Kentucky to the late Troy and Bonnie Lindon Higgins. He was a graduate of Berea College and worked selling textbooks to school systems in Georgia and Tennessee. He chose this profession based on his commitment to the importance of education for all children.
Mr. Higgins devoted his life to his family and his profession. He was a much beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle as well as a prolific storyteller. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by nine brothers and three sisters; Seldon, Ishmael, Lindon, Byron, Ray, Melvin, Joe, John David, and Chandler Higgins, Fannye Bowman, Thelma Powers and Dorothy Enfield.
Mr. Higgins is survived by his children; Terri Lynn Vaught (Stan) of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Paul Higgins of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Higgins also leaves behind one brother, Julian Higgins of Shalimar, Florida and two grandchildren, Jackson Vaught and Chandler Vaught.
