Lorna Irene (O'Neill) Higginbotham (1911 - 2015)

Born 28 Aug 1911 in Delisle, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Died 16 Jan 2015 at age 103 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Lorna (O'Neill) Higginbotham was a centenarian, living to age 103.

Lorna Irene O'Neill was born 28 August 1911 near Delisle, Saskatchewan. She is the daughter of Joseph O'Neill and Pearl Gesy. She was baptized in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 12 November 1911.^[1]

Lorna married Lyndon S. Hooper. They had four sons.

Lorna married Frederick G. Higginbotham.

Lorna died 16 January 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Saskatchewan Catholic Church Records, 1846-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q28Z-DTJK : 23 February 2021), Entry for Lorna Irene O'Neill, 1911.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203145940/lorna-irene-higginbotham : accessed 17 July 2022), memorial page for Lorna Irene Hooper Higginbotham (28 Aug 1911–16 Jan 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203145940, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada ; Maintained by Alison (contributor 46917968).

• Through the Years... Delisle, Donavon, Gledhow & O'Malley, Laura, and Swanson. Published c1972 by the Delisle Women's Institute, Delisle, Saskatchewan. Lorna is mentioned in The Gesy Family p.85, and The Henry Gesy Family p.85.