Charlotte Mae (Sarment) Higgins

Our beloved Mother, Charlotte Mae Higgins (Nana) passed away peacefully, April 25, 2020, at Peninsula Care and Rehabilitation Center in Tarpon Springs. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 21, 1916 and was only a few weeks away from her 104th birthday. As a young girl, her family moved from Boston to New Port Richey, where she attended local schools. She married her husband, Elbert Thomas Higgins (Jiggs), when she was only sixteen years old and remained with him for more than fifty years until his passing in 1986. They had seven children of which only three still survive, Charlotte, Gloria and Bertie. She was employed by Tarpon Springs High School as the cafeteria manager for several years until her retirement. She was an amazing woman who was dearly loved by everyone she met because of an uncanny ability to reach people in a deep and positive way. She is now survived by her aforementioned children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. When the pandemic crisis is over, the family is planning a celebration of life service when the crowd size is no longer in effect, along with a Catholic mass which will be held at the St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Tarpon Springs with a gathering to follow. This will be announced at a later date. This celebration will be open to the public but her interment at Cycadia Cemetery this week in Tarpon Springs will be limited to family members only. Vinson Funeral Home in Tarpon Springs will be handling the arrangements. As per her, and the family's requests, in lieu of sending flowers, we would suggest a donation to the Alzheimer's Association https://www.alz.org/

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