Dorothy Kite Higginbotham of Covington, passed away Friday, June 28, 2019, at the age of 93. Mrs. Higginbotham attended services at the Baptist Tabernacle for many years, where she was a devoted Christian, enjoyed teaching Sunday school classes and was known for bringing brownies every Sunday. Church was very important to her and her family. In her earlier years, she delighted in listening to preachers' sermons on the radio. Mrs. Higginbotham worked at the Bibb Manufacturer in Porterdale. She enjoyed yard sales and baby sitting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Higginbotham was always a genteel lady and taught her daughters to be the same. She will be remembered by her family and friends as a loving, dependable and caring woman. Mrs. Higginbotham was preceded in death by her husband, Robert (Bob) Higginbotham; son, Ted Higginbotham; parents, Nora and William Kite; and sister, Christine Capell.
Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Janie and Jerry Roberts, Judy Herrington, Eve and Bob Reynolds; grandchildren, Jerry Lee Roberts, Jr., Todd Roberts, Shelly Betts, Bobby Reynolds, Charles Reynolds, Cleat Herrington, Beth Ann Henley, Nikki Gibbs, T.L. Higginbotham, Amy Barron; 14 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces, nephews and beloved cousins.
A Funeral Service for Mrs. Higginbotham will be held Monday, July 1, 2019, 1:00 P.M., at the Chapel of Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, 1215 Access Road, in Covington, with Rev. Jerry Lee Roaberts, Jr., Pastor Tony Howeth, Charles Reynolds and Cleat Herrington officiating and interment following in Lawnwood Memorial Park. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home, Sunday, June 30, from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. and again on Monday, prior to her service, from 11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
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