Roy L. Higgins

Roy L. Higgins age 75 a resident of Cleveland passed away Thursday August 24, 2017 at the family residence. He was the son of the late Rev. Leonard Higgins and Della Mae Parris Higgins and was also preceded in death by his daughter Cayci Higgins and his sister Joann Jones. Roy was a long time member of Cloverleaf Baptist Church and was retired from J and J Industries as a quality control inspector with over 15 years of service. Roy coached little league football for a number of years and was an avid softball player and softball umpire. He is survived by his wife of 38 years Becky Higgins, his sons Stephen Roy Higgins and his wife Amy, Tyler Swafford and his wife Katrina, his daughters Kelly Diane Jackson and her husband Mark, Kimberly Ann Williams and her husband Jeremy, his very special son in love Danny Scoggins and his wife Teresa. Roy is also survived by his brothers Rev. Gary Higgins and his wife Pam, Rev. Ray Higgins and his wife Jetty, Gene Higgins and his wife Brenda, his sisters Alice Vaughn and her husband Rev. James Vaughn, Louise Cabrera and her husband Jeff, his grandchildren Asia d’Acquarone, Christian Swafford, Lily Williams, Emme Swafford, Hannah Swafford, Sam Williams, Eli Williams, Judson Williams and his granddaughter in love Brittany Watson along with several nieces and nephews. A Remembrance of Life Service will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday at Cloverleaf Baptist Church with Pastor Gary Lewis, Rev. Johnny Moore, Rev. Michael Coleman and Jeremy Williams officiating. The interment will follow in the Hilcrest Cemetery with nephews serving as casket bearers. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 3 until 8pm at Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services Wildwood Ave. Chapel and Sunday from 1 until 2pm at the church. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Roy's honor to the Cayci Higgins Memorial Fund. The donations will assist in reopening the case of Roy's and Becky's daughter Cayci who was tragically murderer in 1999. To make a donation go to www.tmcfunding.com and search for Cayci Higgins Memorial Fund.Read Obituary