HIGGINSON, Pansy (Madden) Age 86, of Middletown, Ohio passed away Feb. 22, 2007 after a lengthy illness. She was born July 30, 1920 in Whitesburg, Kentucky, to George Lee and Maude (Dalton) Madden. She was a member of Charles Street First Church of God. God looked around the garden and found an empty space. He looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face. He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful for He only takes the best. He knew that you were weary, and He knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never be well on earth again. He saw the roads were getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb. So He closed your weary eyelids and whispered peace be thine. She was preceded in death by her beloved children, John Lee, Benny, Donald Tester and Mary Jo (Tester) Lawson.; sisters, Jean Madden and Josie (Madden) Combs and brothers, Silas, Weldon, John "H", Ralph and Ruphus Madden and great-great granddaughter Samantha Lawson. She is survived by her grandchildren, Michael (Pam) Lawson of Ringwood, Texas, Bill (Christine) Lawson of Austin, Texas, Amber (Eric) Lawson-Salmons of Franklin, Ohio, John (Liz) Tester of Golden, CO, Cheri (Jay) Wallace of Auroa, CO, Shell Tester and Robert Tester of Kentucky; son-in-law, Billy Lawson of Farmersville, Ohio; sister, Mary (Madden) Wootan of Middletown, Ohio and sister-in-law, Dorothy Madden of Middletown, Ohio; 19 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and 6 step-great-great-great-grandchildren; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. The family would like to thank all the people at Garden Manor who have taken care of Pansy the last year and a half. We would also like to thank the nursing staff @ Middletown Hospital for their care of Pansy. Visitation will be Monday Feb. 26, 2007 from 12 noon to 2:00 PM at Baker-Stevens Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Services will be Monday Feb. 26, 2007 at 2:00 PM at the funeral home with Rev. John Swint officiating. Entombment will be at Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be sent to Alzheimer's Assoc. 644 Linn St. Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203. Condolences may be sent to the family via our website at www.baker-stevens.com Published in The Middletown Journal on 2/24/2007. Note: George Lee Madden and Maude Dalton md. in Wolfe County - 1915 Carole