Nell was born December 21, 1940, to Ransom and Tennie Vaughn Young in Kemper County, Mississippi. She was a member of Mashulaville Baptist Church. Nell had a passion for quilting and was an excellent seamstress. She also enjoyed gardening and she was a member of the Gideons Ladies Auxiliary of Kemper County. Nell dearly loved her family and she especially enjoyed visits from her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Nell is survived by two daughters, Vickie Richardson and husband, Doug, of Louisville; and Margie H. Ronyak of Macon; and son, Jimmy Higginbotham and wife, Nancy, of the Nanih Waiya community. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Elsie Parny; and her brother-in-law, Charles Higginbotham and wife, Bettye. One of her greatest joys was being “Maw Maw” to her four grandchildren: Dennis (Jessie) Ronyak, Courtney (Ben) Clark, Karla Higginbotham and Ashley Higginbotham, and four great-grandchildren: Hartley Richardson, Lux Clark, Garry Ronyak, and Wrenley Clark. She is preceded in death by her husband, George Higginbotham; son, George Dennis Higginbotham; parents; son-in-law, Garry Ronyak; and her siblings, Grady Young, Ransom Young, Jr., Ruby Jackson, Christine White, Addie Lee White, and Hattie Trosper.
Serving as pallbearers will be Carl Gilbert, David Hemphill, Eugene Hemphill, Billy Higginbotham, William Shepheard, Ransom “Dinky” Young. Honorary pallbearers are Danny Hemphill, Randy Hemphill, James Hemphill, Michael Hemphill, and Larry Higginbotham. Memorial contributions in honor of Ms. Nell may be given to Kemper County Gideon Camp, P. O. Box 650, DeKalb, MS 39328.
