Donald E. Higbee, Hagerstown, passed away September 3, 2021 at home, in his favorite chair. He was three weeks shy of his 94th birthday. A devoted family man, Dad will be greatly missed by his three daughters: Cindy (Steve) Oler, Tracy (Carlos) Lising and Lisa (Richard) Hendry. “Grandpa Higbee” is survived by his grandchildren: Andy (Elin Grimes) Oler, Toby Oler, Ali (Kevin) Andrews, Casey Rayburn, AJ Rayburn and Rhett (Alyssa) Rayburn, and his great grandchildren: Ada Oler, Charlie Rayburn, Silas Oler, Miriam Oler, Amelia Andrews and Ellie Andrews.
Other surviving family members are Marlene McLin, Joyce Estridge, Donna Stokes Hall, Lillian McSherley and Wes Rayburn. Don was married to Edna Elizabeth Stokes Higbee for sixty years when she passed away in 2011. Besides working in the communication industry (Don Higbee was a “telephone man”), he loved telling stories, playing euchre, fishing and especially, all the years spent on Kuhn Lake. Please join us for a Celebration of Life (aka Dad’s Barn Party) which will be held on Saturday, October 23 at 4:00 PM in Steve and Cindy Oler’s big barn, 9058 Manning Road, Economy, IN.