Dorothy M. Higdon, 84, of Whitesville, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at the Carmel Home. She was born in Daviess County on August 23, 1938 to the late Lawrence Edward and Beulah Purcell Martin. Dorothy was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was very involved at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church, with the Young at Heart group, volunteering as an RCIA hostess, as a Eucharistic minister and helping with special occasion meals at St. Mary of the Woods Rectory. She loved to cook. She retired from retired from General Electric Motor division after 35 years of service. Dorothy had a serving heart and always enjoyed going above and beyond for her family and friends
In addition to her parents, Dorothy is preceded in death by her brothers, Willard, Randall and Edward (June) Martin.
Dorothy was married to the late Herman Higdon for 61 years and is survived by her daughters, Denise (the late Johnny) Lanham, Sheila (Martin) Montgomery and Janet (Curtis) Cates; grandsons, Blake and Clay Montgomery and Grant and Garrick Cates and her brother Norman Martin.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Carmel Home, 2501 Old Hartford Rd, Owensboro, KY 42303 or St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church, 10534 Main Cross St, Whitesville, KY 42378
A Funeral Mass will be said on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church in Whitesville, KY, with burial following at St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday, August 26, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Cecil Funeral Home.