I have a Juanita Rose HIGGINSON b. 9 Dec 1911 in my Higginson line. She is d/o Jefferson HIGGINSON 1880-1957 and Leona McDANIEL 1888 - 1953. who m. 24 June 1906 Does anyone know if this is the same Juanita Rose HIGGINSON of this obit?? Thanks for any help. Jo Ann McGhee ----- Original Message ----- From: "BLS" <elvis500@frontier.com> To: "Franklin County" <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 2:55 AM Subject: [ILFRANKL] CARTER, "BETTIE" Helen (OBIT) JOHNSTON CITY - "Bette" Helen Carter, 82, passed away at 3:40 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. > Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday April 29, in First Christian Church in > Johnston City, with Pastor Lee Petty officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview > Cemetery of Johnston City. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday in > Murman and Wilson Funeral Home in Johnston City. > Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church. Envelopes will be > available at the church or at the funeral home. > Bette was born Feb. 20, 1931, in Johnston City the daughter of John Charles > and Juanita Rose (Higginson) Shukites. > She married Willie E. Carter on Feb. 20, 1949, in Johnston City. He preceded > her in death July 25, 2005. > Bette had worked for Sears for 26 years as an executive secretary, retiring in > 1987. > She was a teacher at Presbyterian Church in East Chicago, Ind., and she was a > member of First Christian Church of Johnston City. > She is survived by a daughter, Donna D. Walsh and husband, Bruce, of Abilene, > Texas; a son, Willie Keith Carter of Portage, Ind.; three granddaughters, > Holly Elizabeth Carter of Ft. Worth, Texas, Tanya Hilier and husband, Shane, > of Hebron, Ind., and Michelle Cwetna of Crown Point, Ind.; six > great-grandchildren; two sisters, Charleen Moore and husband, Marion, of West > Frankfort and Marilyn Clements and husband, Ralph, of Arnold, Mo.; one > brother, John Shukites and wife, Judi, of Christopher; and several nieces and > nephews. > She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. > To sign the guest register or more information, visit www.murmanandwilson.com. > Published in The Southern Illinoisan on April 27, 2013