Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Garner Higgins, 85, of Toccoa, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, August 8, in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin and Stewart with the Rev. Tim Beasley and the Rev. Ricky Elrod officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Higgins passed away at her home Wednesday, August 4, 2021.
Born Sept. 13, 1935, in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Alexander Garner and Lola Elise Holcomb Garner. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Higgins was preceded in death by her husband, James Billy Higgins; sons, James Marlon Higgins and Timothy Allen Higgins; daughters, Janice, Judith and Janet Denise Higgins; brothers, Randy (Red) Garner, Charles (Blackie) Garner, Gene Garner and Harold Garner; sisters, Sharon Steelman, Pauline Gibson, Margaret Canup and Joann Savage.
Mrs. Higgins worked at a sewing plant and in the kitchen at Gateway Nursing Home. She loved spending time at the senior center and with her family and friends.
Surviving are her daughters, Jane Thompson of Toccoa, Jackie Mangum of Alto, and Jodie Higgins of Toccoa; brother, Jimmy Garner of Martin; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until the service hour Sunday at the funeral home.
Those in attendance are asked to please adhere to the public health and social distancing guidelines regarding COVID-19.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia is in charge of arrangements.