Betty Plunk Higgins' Obituary
Betty Plunk Higgins passed to her eternal rest on Friday, September 4, 2015, after a long series of health challenges in recent months and years. She was surrounded by loving and devoted family members at the moment of her passing. Funeral arrangements are being coordinated through Restland Funeral Home, 13005 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX, 75243. A time of visitation is planned for family and friends on Tuesday evening, September 8, 2015, at Restland Funeral Home, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. A graveside interment service will take place in the Wisdom Gardens section of Restland Cemetery on Wednesday, September 9, at 10:00 AM. Any wishing to attend are welcome. The memorial service for Betty Higgins will be in Ellis Chapel, Park Cities Baptist Church, on Wednesday, September 9, 12:00 noon, at 3933 Northwest Parkway, Dallas, TX, 75225. Friends and guests are invited to a reception in Ellis Parlor following the service. Born as Betty Jane Plunk to James Milton and Minnie Lou Fuston Plunk on June 26, 1927, in Weatherford, TX, she was one of ten children. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, eight of her nine siblings, and husband of 66 years, Donald E. Higgins, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Higgins Bowles, her son-in-law, Ronald E. Bowles, one brother, Don Plunk, of Dallas, several surviving sisters-in-law, and many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and their families. A graduate of then Forest High School, Betty later attended Baylor University, of which she was very proud. She married Donald Higgins, in March of 1948, after his return from WWII. Betty developed a long career of professional service as an executive administrative assistant for many years, including ten years of employment at Merrill-Lynch in Wichita Falls, TX, and for two years in New Orleans, LA. In 1965, she and her family moved to Silver Spring, MD, where Donald worked for the Federal Aviation Administration, and Betty began a 20 year career as an administrative assistant to several congressmen on Capitol Hill, including U.S. Congressmen Graham Purcell of Texas, Fernand St. Germain of Rhode Island, and served as personal secretary to Jack Hightower of Texas. Betty and her husband, Donald, returned to Texas in 1999, and made their retirement home in Plano. Betty was a people-person and loved interacting with people on any and all occasions. She was the consummate hostess and loved to entertain people in her beautiful home. She was a dedicated Christian serving many years as a young adult teacher and choir member at the First Baptist Church of Silver Spring, MD. Upon their return to Texas, Don and Betty became members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, where they served together for several years as workers in the pre-school children’s division, loving their work with the three and four year old departments, until their health declined. Betty cherished her family and the times she had to spend with them. She was a woman of deep faith who loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and looked forward with anticipation to that time that she would be reunited with her loving husband, family, and her Lord. Her family and friends mourn her absence but celebrate her life.
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