William Higdon

CHICKAMAUGA — William Dewain Higdon, 66, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. He was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., to the late Reuben Leondus and Mary Ann Henegar Higdon. He was a former employee with Gilman Paint, Brooks Weldon and the U.S. Postal Service. He enjoyed fishing, coon hunting, loved going deep sea fishing in Panama City Beach and most of all pulling practical jokes on people. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Lisa Ann Graham and brother, Michael Stephen Higdon. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Martha “Pauline” Sizemore Higdon; daughter, Angela Tucker, both of Chickamauga, Ga.; sister, Vicki Lynn (James) Starling, of Rossville, Ga.; brother, Tommy Lee (Mattie) Morton, of Ringgold, Ga.; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Friday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday morning prior to the service. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, graveside at LaFayette Memory Gardens. Arrangements by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Homes - Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Online register book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com