It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Carroll Gordon Higgins (Telford, Tennessee), born in Erwin, Tennessee, who passed away on May 23, 2018, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parent Charlie B.; his brothers, Charlie H. Higgins, Jimmy D. Higgins and Roger D. Higgins; and his daughter Jackie Carroll Higgins.

He is survived by : his parent Edith Higgins (Mattingly); his children, Dallas G. Higgins of Kingsport and Debra Jean Carver (John) of Telford; his siblings, Lucille Price Tipton of Erwin, Ada Sanders of Erwin, Judy Ann Sparks of Erwin, Sandra Starnes of Telford, Linda Waddle (Bob) of Jonesborough and Richard K. Higgins (Rebecca) of Texas; his grandchildren, Jessica Higgins of Johnson City, Justin Higgins of Erwin, Jordan Higgins of Erwin, Megan Shelton of Jonesborough, Melissa Shelton of Telford, Aaliyah Shelton of Elizabethton, Chrystal Carver of Morristown and Avery Carver of Erwin; his great grandchildren, Mason Shelton of Jonesborough, Neveah Higgins of Erwin, Steven Higgins of Erwin, Brianna Rice (Ellis) of Jacksonville, NC, Ethan Kent of Johnson City and Landon Bennett of Erwin; and his great great grandchild Paisley Rice of Jacksonville, NC..

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Valley Funeral Home & Chapel