Park Cities People 08/27/1992
Elizabeth Bell Higginbotham, born October 31, 1910, in Chicago Heights, Il., died after a lengthy illness in Dallas on August 21. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Lattimore Higginbotham, in 1965. She is survived by daughters, Jane H. Bayes of Santa Monica, CA; Ellen H. Rogers of Dallas; Marian H. Niles of Pacific Palisades, CA; Harriett H. Stoneham of Dallas; and nine grandchildren.Mrs. Higginbotham was a graduate of the Walnut Hill School in Massachusetts and of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. While living in Dallas, Mrs. Higginbotham contributed her time to many educational institutions as well as to local cultural organizations. She was president of the Childrens Medical Hospital Auxiliary in Dallas, a board member of the Visiting Nurse Association, the Metropolitan YWCA of Dallas and Dallas County, the Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, KERA Channel 13, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hockaday School as well as a Life Trustee and Honorary Alumna of the school, a long time member of The Dallas Shakespeare Club and a volunteer for the United Way.In addition to these activities, she was a member of the Junior League of Dallas, the Dallas Womens Club, The Womens Council of Dallas and Dallas County, the Dallas Council on World Affairs, the Smith College Alumna Association and served as president of the local alumnae club as well as serving as a Smith College Alumnae Trustee. Mrs. Higginbotham was a a patron of the Dallas Symphony, the Dallas Chamber Music Society and the Dallas Museum of Art. At Southern Methodist University she was a founding member of the Dedman College University Lecture Series as well as Advisory Board member of the Campus YMCA and YWCA.In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Elizabeth B. Higginbotham Endowed Faculty Fund at The Hockaday School, 11600 Welch Road, Dallas, TX 75229 or to Smith College Alumnae Association, Northampton, MA 01063.
Elizabeth Bell Higginbotham, born October 31, 1910, in Chicago Heights, Il., died after a lengthy illness in Dallas on August 21. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Lattimore Higginbotham, in 1965. She is survived by daughters, Jane H. Bayes of Santa Monica, CA; Ellen H. Rogers of Dallas; Marian H. Niles of Pacific Palisades, CA; Harriett H. Stoneham of Dallas; and nine grandchildren.Mrs. Higginbotham was a graduate of the Walnut Hill School in Massachusetts and of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. While living in Dallas, Mrs. Higginbotham contributed her time to many educational institutions as well as to local cultural organizations. She was president of the Childrens Medical Hospital Auxiliary in Dallas, a board member of the Visiting Nurse Association, the Metropolitan YWCA of Dallas and Dallas County, the Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, KERA Channel 13, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hockaday School as well as a Life Trustee and Honorary Alumna of the school, a long time member of The Dallas Shakespeare Club and a volunteer for the United Way.In addition to these activities, she was a member of the Junior League of Dallas, the Dallas Womens Club, The Womens Council of Dallas and Dallas County, the Dallas Council on World Affairs, the Smith College Alumna Association and served as president of the local alumnae club as well as serving as a Smith College Alumnae Trustee. Mrs. Higginbotham was a a patron of the Dallas Symphony, the Dallas Chamber Music Society and the Dallas Museum of Art. At Southern Methodist University she was a founding member of the Dedman College University Lecture Series as well as Advisory Board member of the Campus YMCA and YWCA.In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Elizabeth B. Higginbotham Endowed Faculty Fund at The Hockaday School, 11600 Welch Road, Dallas, TX 75229 or to Smith College Alumnae Association, Northampton, MA 01063.
Park Cities People 08/27/1992
Elizabeth Bell Higginbotham, born October 31, 1910, in Chicago Heights, Il., died after a lengthy illness in Dallas on August 21. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Lattimore Higginbotham, in 1965. She is survived by daughters, Jane H. Bayes of Santa Monica, CA; Ellen H. Rogers of Dallas; Marian H. Niles of Pacific Palisades, CA; Harriett H. Stoneham of Dallas; and nine grandchildren.Mrs. Higginbotham was a graduate of the Walnut Hill School in Massachusetts and of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. While living in Dallas, Mrs. Higginbotham contributed her time to many educational institutions as well as to local cultural organizations. She was president of the Childrens Medical Hospital Auxiliary in Dallas, a board member of the Visiting Nurse Association, the Metropolitan YWCA of Dallas and Dallas County, the Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, KERA Channel 13, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hockaday School as well as a Life Trustee and Honorary Alumna of the school, a long time member of The Dallas Shakespeare Club and a volunteer for the United Way.In addition to these activities, she was a member of the Junior League of Dallas, the Dallas Womens Club, The Womens Council of Dallas and Dallas County, the Dallas Council on World Affairs, the Smith College Alumna Association and served as president of the local alumnae club as well as serving as a Smith College Alumnae Trustee. Mrs. Higginbotham was a a patron of the Dallas Symphony, the Dallas Chamber Music Society and the Dallas Museum of Art. At Southern Methodist University she was a founding member of the Dedman College University Lecture Series as well as Advisory Board member of the Campus YMCA and YWCA.In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Elizabeth B. Higginbotham Endowed Faculty Fund at The Hockaday School, 11600 Welch Road, Dallas, TX 75229 or to Smith College Alumnae Association, Northampton, MA 01063.
Elizabeth Bell Higginbotham, born October 31, 1910, in Chicago Heights, Il., died after a lengthy illness in Dallas on August 21. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Lattimore Higginbotham, in 1965. She is survived by daughters, Jane H. Bayes of Santa Monica, CA; Ellen H. Rogers of Dallas; Marian H. Niles of Pacific Palisades, CA; Harriett H. Stoneham of Dallas; and nine grandchildren.Mrs. Higginbotham was a graduate of the Walnut Hill School in Massachusetts and of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. While living in Dallas, Mrs. Higginbotham contributed her time to many educational institutions as well as to local cultural organizations. She was president of the Childrens Medical Hospital Auxiliary in Dallas, a board member of the Visiting Nurse Association, the Metropolitan YWCA of Dallas and Dallas County, the Dallas Child Guidance Clinic, KERA Channel 13, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hockaday School as well as a Life Trustee and Honorary Alumna of the school, a long time member of The Dallas Shakespeare Club and a volunteer for the United Way.In addition to these activities, she was a member of the Junior League of Dallas, the Dallas Womens Club, The Womens Council of Dallas and Dallas County, the Dallas Council on World Affairs, the Smith College Alumna Association and served as president of the local alumnae club as well as serving as a Smith College Alumnae Trustee. Mrs. Higginbotham was a a patron of the Dallas Symphony, the Dallas Chamber Music Society and the Dallas Museum of Art. At Southern Methodist University she was a founding member of the Dedman College University Lecture Series as well as Advisory Board member of the Campus YMCA and YWCA.In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Elizabeth B. Higginbotham Endowed Faculty Fund at The Hockaday School, 11600 Welch Road, Dallas, TX 75229 or to Smith College Alumnae Association, Northampton, MA 01063.
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