Church Point, La. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, May 11, 2012 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point for Charles Wayne Higginbotham, 61. Mr. Higginbotham, a native and life-long resident of Church Point, died at 12:20 P.M. Wednesday, May 9 at Acadiana Regional Hospital in Lafayette, La. Father Cedric Sonnier, Pastor of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Eunice, La., will conduct the services with interment following in the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery on Highway 35 north of Church Point.
Survivors include his mother, Yvonne Guidry Higginbotham; his former wife and devoted friend, Jenny Guidry of Duson, La.; a daughter, Chrissie Higginbotham Benoit of Mire, La.; his brothers and sisters: Rufus and wife Belinda Joubert Higginbotham, Clinton and wife Carolyn Fontenot Higginbotham, Mary Higginbotham Guidry and husband Bernice and Glinda Higginbotham Thibodeaux and husband Patrick-all of Church Point- and his nieces and nephews: Erica Higginbotham Latiolais, Alison Higginbotham Matte, Riley Higginbotham, Father Mitchell Guidry and Jody Guidry, Jason, Jeremy, Alex, Gage and Gavin Higginbotham and Jacob and Lucas Thibodeaux .
He was preceded in death by his father, Roosevelt Higginbotham; his brother, Terry Higginbotham and a nephew, Nicholas Thibodeaux.
The family requested that visiting hours be observed from 10:00 A.M. Friday until the time of services. A recitation of the Rosary will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday by family members.
Pallbearers will be Jason, Jeremy and Alex Higginbotham, Jacob Thibodeaux, Jody Guidry and Tyler Savoy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bedford Jeanise, Gage and Gavin Higginbotham, Lucas Thibodeaux and Janson Matte.
An employee of Coca-Cola Bottling for a number of years, Wayne was a past leader of the Boy Scout Troop 67 in Church Point and a past member of the Church Point Volunteer Fire Department.