Posted on: Lee Co. Ia Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/LeeObits/118 Surname: HIGGINS, FANNING, LAUBERSHEIMER ------------------------- The Gate City Newspaper, Keokuk, Iowa GEORGE THOMAS HIGGINS, JR. died January 18, 1951 Geroge Thomas HIGGINS of 625 Franklin street, retired freight agent for the C.B. & Q. railroad, died at 5:15 o'clock this morning in St. Joseph hospital where he been a patient since December 16. He had been in falling heath since last August and had resigned the position of constable which he had held for several years since his retirement from the railroad. Mr. HIGGINS devoted 52 years of his life to the C. B. &Q., starting his career as a young man and was highly regarded in railroad circles. Just 10 days ago he received a letter from W. R. ELBE, general superintendent of the Burlington, saying that he had been informed that it was necessary for him "to go over the repair Track." That is a railroad expression for illness. Member of a pioneer Lee County family, he was born in Keokuk September 15, 1867, the son of George T. and Elizabeth HIGGINS (Isabelle FANNING) and spent all of his life here. His father was sheriff of Lee County for eight years. On September 18, 1890 he married Wilhelmina LAUBERSHEIMER here. He was a member of the St Francis de sales church, a charter member of DeLaSalle council, Knights of Columbus, of the Modern Woodmen and the Elks. He wife preceded him in death as did a son in infancy. Surviving are three children, Miss Cathryn at home, and Girard C. and George V. HIGGINS of Keokuk. The body is at the Greaves Mortuary where the Rosary will be recited Friday night at 8:30 o'clock. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. in St Francis church.