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James & Sikes Funeral Homes Obituary Howard was born on November 8, 1947 and passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Howard was a resident of Marianna, Florida at the time of passing. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Marianna with Pastor Jeff Powell officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing. The family will receive friends one hour prior to funeral services at the Church.
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Ginny Uhle (Wood)
What a fun guy! He and Bob Sholl and I had a lot of laughs in 'the good old days". We hung out together at the last reunion. He will be missed...
Walt Natemeyer
Butch lived a few houses away on Ashurst Road. We became good friends and spent a lot of time together during our CHHS days. He was very smart, friendly and fun! Also, he was a great athlete. I will always remember his big smile. He could light up the whole room. I am grateful for all of my fond memories of him and his family. Rest In Peace!
William O'Neill
What a great guy to remember. Butch ran like a deer and had a smile that would light up a room. I will always remember "Colonel Higley's residence, Butch speaking sir..." was how he anwered the phone. A super athlete and a great friend to have. Reading that he has passed away brought a wave of fond memories. Godspeed Butch Higley...oh where have the days gone by? Bill Oneill
David Brown
Obituary for Butch Higley
Butch was born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on November 8, 1947. His father served as a career Army officer, and the family lived in many places in the United States and in Augsburg, Germany. Butch graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1965. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Florida State University in 1969, and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1992. He served in the United States Army and later worked as a Computer Scientist on a Department of Defense research team at Georgia Tech until his retirement to Jackson County in 2006.
Butch was known to his family and friends as someone who loved his family, enjoyed helping others, and loved the Lord. He had been a member of the First Baptist Church of Marianna for twelve years and served as a deacon there. He enjoyed working outdoors and playing golf with good friends.
He is survived by his wife, Gayle Melzer Higley, his children, Krista (Antonio) Sandoval of Overland Park, Kansas, Clint (Mara) Higley of Sharpsburg, Georgia, and Mary Nell (Robert) Summey of Decatur, Georgia, as well as his three beloved grandchildren, Isabelle and Hannah Sandoval and Elijah Barrow. He is also survived by three sisters, Margaret Gower of Naples, Florida, Martha Wargo of Akron, Ohio, and Patricia Edrich of New Port Richey, Florida, and a brother, Arthur Higley of Hixson, Tennessee. Butch was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Myrtle Isbell and Howard Cogswell Higley, and his sister, Mary Abby Hollett.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Marianna with Pastor Jeff Powell officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home Madox Chapel directing.
The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until service time.
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Irwin Hausman
I was totally unaware that Howard "Butch" Higley had passed away a couple of years ago. He and I were teammates on the track and crosscountry squads. I remember that he was a hard runner and gave everything he had to run long distance races. We had a formidable team thanks to him for our time at Heights High. We set a four-mile relay record at East Tech High on April 30,1965. Rest peace because one day Charles Tabasko, Bob Scholl, and I will be joining you in another relay track meet.