Juanita Higdon

1919 - 2008  (89 years)

• Name	Juanita Higdon  [1]
  Birth	26 Jan 1919	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  	daughter of Lawrence D. and Mary E. Higdon
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1942	1718 Read Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee   [2]
  	O Charles Mabee (Juanita H) (U S Army) r 1718 Read av
  Census	7 Apr 1950	1719 Read Avenue, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [3]
  	O Charles Mabee, Head, White, Male, 31, Married, born in Tennessee, Bookkeeper, Stone Manufacturer Ethel J Mabee, Wife, White, Female, 31, Married, born in Tennessee, parents born in US, completed 12th grade, worked 17 weeks in 1949 earning $340 Dale C Mabee, Son, White, Male, 5, never married, born in Tennessee
  Death	23 Sep 2008	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Obituary	26 Sep 2008	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [4]
  	Juanita Higdon Mabee, 89, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Mabee was a woman of deep religious faith who cared passionately about her fellow human beings and demonstrated that in many ways throughout her life. She was a caring listening post to family, friends, neighbors and anyone who needed her. She had a special love for her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a devoted wife to her late husband for over 60 years. In her years of good health, she was an active participant in every aspect of her church. She was a member of East Ridge United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver Charles Mabee; parents, Lawrence and Mary Higdon; two brothers, William Higdon and Lawrence Higdon; and one sister, Aldean Higdon. Survivors include her son, Dale Mabee and wife, Peggy Mabee, of Chattanooga; granddaughter, Carla Johnston and husband, David, of Chattanooga; grandson, Chris Mabee, of Chattanooga; great-granddaughter, Emma Johnston; great-grandson, Hunter Johnston; and three sisters, Elizabeth Martin, of Chattanooga, Joyce Young, of Trenton Ga., and Marianne Ann McCroskey, of Chattanooga. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist with the Rev. David Brown officiating. Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
  Reference Number	12337
  Burial	Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I12273	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Oliver Charles Mabee,   b. 24 Apr 1918, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee d. 27 Sep 1995, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1942	First Nazarene Church, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F10257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1942. [S526] 1950 United States Census; Url: https://1950census.archives.gov/, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, ED 96-93, Dwelling 124. [S192] Information taken from the Internet by John MayBee #8, http://wwww.timesfreepress.com/ , Chattanooga Times Free Press, Obituaries for September 26, 2008. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave Memorials 937832 & 71979718. He was Interned 29 Sep 1995. [S483] Newspapers.com; Url: https://www.newspapers.com/, wedding announcement in the Chattanooga Daily Times, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 08 Nov 1942, Sun • Page 31.