John Higgins, Jr. Obituary
John
Charles
Higgins, Jr.
April 7, 1945 - January 8, 2011
Born in St. Joseph
Resided in St. Joseph, MO
John Charles Higgins, Jr.
1945-2011
John Charles Higgins, Jr., 65, St. Joseph, Missouri, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at his home.
Born April 7, 1945, in St. Joseph, he was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Benton High School.
On January 19, 1980, he married Judy Clinton, who survives of the home.
During the Korean Conflict, he served in the United States Navy. He was a prisoner of war and a survivor of the U.S.S. Pueblo.
Mr. Higgins worked for Local Union #2 for thirty-three years as a sheet metal worker.
He loved fishing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Charles and Esther Marie (Kelling) Higgins, Sr.
Additional Survivors: Amber Nicole Redmond, Jeri Redmond-Artis, Xavier V. "A.J." Artis, Jr., Audrina A. Artis, Joseph R. Higgins, William M. Higgins, Donna J. Beam, Sandra M. Horne, Mary E. Jhanke and Amanda Higgins.
Mr. Higgins was a member of the Missouri Cremation Service.
1945-2011
John Charles Higgins, Jr., 65, St. Joseph, Missouri, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at his home.
Born April 7, 1945, in St. Joseph, he was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Benton High School.
On January 19, 1980, he married Judy Clinton, who survives of the home.
During the Korean Conflict, he served in the United States Navy. He was a prisoner of war and a survivor of the U.S.S. Pueblo.
Mr. Higgins worked for Local Union #2 for thirty-three years as a sheet metal worker.
He loved fishing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Charles and Esther Marie (Kelling) Higgins, Sr.
Additional Survivors: Amber Nicole Redmond, Jeri Redmond-Artis, Xavier V. "A.J." Artis, Jr., Audrina A. Artis, Joseph R. Higgins, William M. Higgins, Donna J. Beam, Sandra M. Horne, Mary E. Jhanke and Amanda Higgins.
Mr. Higgins was a member of the Missouri Cremation Service.
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