Mina Opal (Halley) Higginson
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Death Notice - October 4, 2013
Mina Higginson, 94, Fruita, died Oct. 1 at her home.
Services are pending with Martin Mortuary.
Ms. Higginson was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Marvin and Jim, both of Grand
Junction; three daughters, Joyce Parmiter of O’Dell, Ore., Marilyn Searcy of Fruita and Carol Childress of Naturita; 14 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Obituary - October 5, 2013
Mina Opal (Halley) Higginson
October 23, 1918 – October 1, 2013
Mina Opal (Halley) Higginson
went to be with the Lord, surrounded by loved ones at the
home of one of her daughters, on October 1, 2013.
Mina was born in Yoder, Colorado, October 23, 1918, to William Lee Halley and Helena Bertha
(Kline) Halley. She had an older sister, Mae Patterson. She was just 22 days short of being 95 years old.
Mina O. Halley married Clay David Higginson on February 14,
1938, in Castle Rock, Colorado. They had residences in Denver, CO; Arkansas; San Antonio, Texas; Oregon; Kremling, CO; Fruita, CO; Clifton, CO, and Orchard Mesa in Grand Junction, Colorado.
She has lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Fruita for th e last
seven years.
She had six children, David Lee (Pat); Marvin LaVerne (Leta);
Joyce Linda (Merlin) Parmiter; Marilyn Kay (Jim) Searcy; James Allen (Sandy), and Carol Ann (Mike) Childress. She had 14 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren, and 25 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister; husband, Clay; son, David; an infant son; daughter-in-law, Sandy; son-in-law, Merlin, and two great-grandchildren.
She had been been variously employed as a school cook, a Beeline clothing salesperson, a Beauty Counselor salesperson, and a Boo kkeeper for Jim's Lawnmower Shop. She went to cosmetology school and worked out of her house for awhile. Mina was a member of Living Water Baptist Church where she was loved by her church family. She enjoyed bowling, walking, swimming, and most of all
she loved spending time with her family, who will miss her dearly.
There will be a public viewing Saturday, October 5 at Martin
Mortuary, 550 North Avenue in Grand Junction from 5 - 7:00 p.m.
The celebration of her life will be held Sunday, October 6 at
Living Water Baptist Church, 1820 J 3/10 Road in Fruita at 2:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held Monday, October 7 at Grand Junction Memorial Gardens, 2970 North Avenue at 10:00 a.m.
