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Barbara “Bobbie” Higgins Hurst

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Birth	:	3 Feb 1929 Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	17 Jul 2014 Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Holcombe Cemetery, Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.9203520, -82.2884990
Description	:	Barbara Higgins Hurst, a native of Yancey County, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast in Concord after a long illness. She was 85. Barbara, affectionately known as “Bobbie” to family and friends, was born on Feb. 3, 1929 to Milton B. and Pearle Swofford Higgins. She graduated from Burnsville High School and attended Western Carolina University. She married James Newsome “Jimmy” Hurst of Wadesboro in 1949 and for several years they lived at various locations across the south as he was employed by a company building towers for the transmission of electricity. “Bobbie”... Read More	Barbara Higgins Hurst, a native of Yancey County, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast in Concord after a long illness. She was 85. Barbara, affectionately known as “Bobbie” to family and friends, was born on Feb. 3, 1929 to Milton B. and Pearle Swofford Higgins. She graduated from Burnsville High School and attended Western Carolina University. She married James Newsome “Jimmy” Hurst of Wadesboro in 1949 and for several years they lived at various locations across the south as he was employed by a company building towers for the transmission of electricity. “Bobbie” was a woman of versatile talents. She owned and managed a children’s clothing store in Tifton, Ga., managed a beach-front hotel in Ormand Beach, Fla., and was head teller at a bank in Alexandria, Va. She retired from the bank in the early 1990s and returned to Burnsville and a home on Robertson St. In the early 2000s she moved to Concord to be closer to immediate family. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, sister Martha Hensley; brother M.B. “Bub” Higgins, Jr.; and her son, Bradley, who died unexpectedly in March of a heart attack. Barbara is survived by a daughter, Joy Pinto and husband Chris of Gold Hill; daughter-in-law Carol Hurst of Gold Hill; granddaughter Lydia Pinto, grandsons Bradley and Thomas Hurst; and great-granddaughters Haley and Hunter Hurst. Also surviving is her brother, Tom Higgins of Mooresville, and a number of kin in Yancey County. A memorial service is planned at 11a.m. Saturday, July 26 at St. Stephens Lutheran Church near Gold Hill. Memorials may be made to the church at 4401 St. Stephens Church Road, Gold Hill, N.C. 28071. Carolina Cremation of Salisbury and Charlotte is assisting the Hurst family. Online condolences may be made at www.carolinacremation.com.

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Barbara “Bobbie” Higgins Hurst's memorial is located at: Holcombe Cemetery, Burnsville, Yancey County, USA.
When did Barbara “Bobbie” Higgins Hurst death?
Barbara “Bobbie” Higgins Hurst death on 17 Jul 2014 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 35.9203520
Longitude: -82.2884990

Family Members:

Parent

Milton Bradley Higgins Sr.

(1902 - 1993)

Katy Pearl Swofford Higgins

(1904 - 1990)

Siblings

Martha Higgins

(1920 - 1996)

Milton Bradley “Bud” Higgins Jr.

(1922 - 2004)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Holcombe Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9203520, -82.2884990

2. Boone Ridge Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9225000, -82.2922000

3. Grover Hunter Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9183200, -82.2842700

4. Marietta Atkins Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9239200, -82.2932800

5. Griffith Chapel AME Zion Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9218950, -82.2986700

6. Academy Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9201500, -82.3011200

7. Styles Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9314800, -82.2840100

8. Lucius Smith Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9085350, -82.2935090

9. Beaver Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9212000, -82.2707800

10. Stanley McCormick Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9163100, -82.3065600

11. Laws Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9181300, -82.2687500

12. McIntosh Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9181500, -82.3105500

13. Banks Cemetery
Bowlens Creek, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9006700, -82.2933400

14. Ray Cemetery
Bowlens Creek, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9000800, -82.2888700

15. Banks Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9103400, -82.3104100

16. Cooper Family Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9092000, -82.3175900

17. Honeycutt Family Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9097900, -82.2585700

18. Dull Young Cemetery
Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9130900, -82.2566200

19. Virginia Ray Cemetery
Concord, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9030800, -82.3149900

20. Ramsey Cemetery
Bowlens Creek, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8912600, -82.2839500

21. Horton Hill Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9121600, -82.3239700

22. Boyd Wheeler Family Cemetery
Burnsville, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9065200, -82.3212900

23. Bennett Cemetery
Bowlens Creek, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8898200, -82.2795800

24. Dellinger-Ray Cemetery
Concord, Yancey County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8928100, -82.3147500