Wanda Jean Higdon Obituary
The world bids farewell to Wanda Jean Higdon in Leitchfield, Kentucky, departing on May 15, 2026 at the age of 86. Wanda leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Wanda Jean Higdon or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Leo Pierce and Alma Grace Clemons Pierce; and her husband James Altus Higdon. She is survived by: her sons, Jonathon Higdon (Tracy), William Patrick Higdon (Phyllis) and David Higdon (Renee); her daughter-in-law Janie Higdon; her siblings, Lorena Meredith and Anthony Pierce (Hope); her son James Douglas Higdon; and her siblings, Janet Pierce, Walter Pierce, Rosella Saltsman, Vinetta Cantrell, Joseph Paul Pierce, Johanna Roberts, Beatrice Carnes, Charles Pierce and Gregory Pierce. She is also survived by nine grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be held on Monday, May 18th 2026 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Tuesday, May 19th 2026 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Leitchfield Funeral Home (2373 Elizabethtown Rd, Leitchfield, KY 42754). A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 19th 2026 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at the same location.
