Ms. Dorothy Higginbotham, 90, of Murray, passed away on November 16, 2020 at Baptist Health in Paducah.
Ms. Higginbotham was born in Hazel, KY on January 19, 1930 to the late Cullie and Grace Smotherman Nesbitt. She was a retired Registered Nurse from Murray Calloway County Hospital and was a 1947 graduate of Hazel High School. Ms. Higginbotham earned her Bachelor’s degree from Murray State University and went on to receive a Nursing degree in Dayton, OH. She was a member of South Pleasant Grove Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ila Gray Charleton and one grandson, Jesse Higginbotham.
Those she lovingly leaves behind include a daughter, Kathy Farley of Murray; two sons, J.C. Higginbotham (Susan) of Bluefield, VA, Jerome Higginbotham (Rebecca) of Lexington and one grandson, Joe Farley of Murray.
Private family services will be held.
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