Individual Details
Annie Jo Higginbotham
(30 Jan 1932 - 29 Jul 2023)
Annie Jo Higginbotham Smith (1932-2023) AR
Annie Jo Smith, 91, of Crossett, passed away on July 29, in Hamburg. She was born on January 30, 1932 to Gaston Marion Higginbotham and Janie Margarit Venters in Hamburg.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Harold Wilton Smith; four brothers, Lavon "Slick" Higginbotham, Frank "Bunk" Higginbotham, Ralph "Pete" Higginbotham, and James Higginbotham; one sister, Louise Pelton.
She is survived by her daughter, Janice Ann Wright (Donnie); her sons, Harold Glenn Smith (Pam), Timothy Lee Smith (Kim); one brother, Norman Higginbotham; and two sisters, Margarit Riley and Betty Eubanks; her grandchildren, Christy Rice (Howie), Rachel Johnson (Landon), Amanda Willis (Chalin), Kathy Grillot (Danny), Josh Smith (Amanda), and Matt Smith. She is also survived by 18 great grandchildren.
Visitation was 5-7p.m., Tuesday, August 1, at Jones Funeral Home in Crossett.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, at The Church of Christ on Pine Street in Crossett, with Bro. Jerry Martin officiating.
Interment followed at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Crossett under direction of Jones Funeral Home, Inc.
Pallbearers are Josh Smith, Matt Smith, Howie Rice, Chalin Willis, Jack Atkins and Tanner Johnson.
Advance-Monticellonian 8/3/2023
Annie Jo Smith, 91, of Crossett, passed away on July 29, in Hamburg. She was born on January 30, 1932 to Gaston Marion Higginbotham and Janie Margarit Venters in Hamburg.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Harold Wilton Smith; four brothers, Lavon "Slick" Higginbotham, Frank "Bunk" Higginbotham, Ralph "Pete" Higginbotham, and James Higginbotham; one sister, Louise Pelton.
She is survived by her daughter, Janice Ann Wright (Donnie); her sons, Harold Glenn Smith (Pam), Timothy Lee Smith (Kim); one brother, Norman Higginbotham; and two sisters, Margarit Riley and Betty Eubanks; her grandchildren, Christy Rice (Howie), Rachel Johnson (Landon), Amanda Willis (Chalin), Kathy Grillot (Danny), Josh Smith (Amanda), and Matt Smith. She is also survived by 18 great grandchildren.
Visitation was 5-7p.m., Tuesday, August 1, at Jones Funeral Home in Crossett.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, at The Church of Christ on Pine Street in Crossett, with Bro. Jerry Martin officiating.
Interment followed at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Crossett under direction of Jones Funeral Home, Inc.
Pallbearers are Josh Smith, Matt Smith, Howie Rice, Chalin Willis, Jack Atkins and Tanner Johnson.
Advance-Monticellonian 8/3/2023
Events
| Birth | 30 Jan 1932 | Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas | |||
| Marriage | 1950 | Harold Wilton Smith | |||
| Death | 29 Jul 2023 | Crossett, Ashley County, Arkansas | |||
| Burial | Crossett, Ashley County, Arkansas |  |
Families
| Spouse | Harold Wilton Smith (1930 - 2010) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Gaston Marion Higginbotham (1903 - 1960) |
| Mother | Margaret Jane Venters (1902 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Marion Lavon "Slick" Higginbotham (1924 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Margarit Higginbotham (1925 - ) |
| Sibling | Frank Felton "Bunk" Higginbotham (1928 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Ralph Carlton "Pete" Higginbotham Sr. (1929 - 2013) |
| Sibling | James Edward Higginbotham (1934 - 2022) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Martha Louise Higginbotham (1936 - 2020) |
| Sibling | Living |
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