EDWARD F. HIGGINS, JR.
PARKMAN, Edward F. Higgins, Jr., 61, died December 17, 2006, at the V.A. Medical Center in Togus. He was born October 7, 1945, in Barnstable, MA, son of Edward and Helen (Crowell) Higgins Sr. He served in the US Army during the Viet Nam War. He was a member of the Connor Trafton American Legion Post 119 in Guilford. Ed was Past Commander of the 5th District of the American Legion, and Grand Conducteur of the Grand Voiture of Maine and Chef de Gare of the Voiture 454 Forty and Eight. Ed worked for the Maine State Department of Transportation for 28 years, and was serving as Chief Steward at the time of his retirement.

He is survived by his wife, Donna (Ellis) Higgins of Parkman; 2 sons, Joshua Higgins of Parkman, and Chris of FL; 4 daughters, Sue Sharp of NC, Erin Sears of Cambridge, Carla Higgins of Waterville, and Lori Goodall of FL; 2 sisters, Marion and her husband, Roger Pyy of Mass, and Helen and her husband Jerry Parsons of Alaska; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Friends may call Wednesday December 27, 2006 from 6 to 8 PM, at Crosby & Neal, 21 Oak Street in Guilford. Graveside services with military honors will be held in the spring at the Pingree Center Cemetery in Parkman. In lieu of flowers those who wish may make donations for Nursing Training, c/o LeRoy Knowlton, P.O. Box 215, Guilford, ME 04443. To sign an online guestbook go to www.CrosbyNeal.com.