Shirley Ann Higginbotham

July 8, 1936 - November 25, 2020

Shirley Ann Higginbotham, 84, of Kansas City, KS passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1936 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Arthur and Edna Catherine (Clair) Burke. On February 16, 1957, she married Jerald F. Higginbotham and spent twenty-four years as an Air Force wife, living in Missouri, Kansas, Spain, Texas and Arizona before returning and settling in Kansas City, Kansas. Shirley loved and enjoyed her family, putting together puzzles, watching Chiefs games, solving word puzzles, weekly bowling and penny slots. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jerald; parents Arthur and Edna Burke; sisters Glennie Davis, Catherine Weatherly and brother Robert Burke. She is survived by her six children, Jack Higginbotham (Deb) of Corvallis, OR, Nancy Hufford (David) of Kansas City, KS, Judy Small (Lee) of Shawnee, KS, Susan Webb (Dale) of Rantoul, KS, Karen Pippert (Bob) of Dallas, TX, and Peggy Van Hooser (Patrick) of Kansas City, KS; fifteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The family will hold a private service at 12:30 pm, followed by a graveside service beginning at 1:30 pm on December 7, 2020 at Maple Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Services will be lived stream beginning at 12:30 on Facebook. Use the following link for more details https://fb.me/e/1Igih0eZM