Alma May Higgins

1917 - 2005  (87 years)

• Name	Alma May Higgins  [1]
  Birth	28 Sep 1917	Clarinda, Page, Iowa   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	31 Mar 2005	Clarinda, Page, Iowa   [1, 3, 5]
  Person ID	I76795	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Lee Higgins,   b. 29 Sep 1886, Clarinda, Page, Iowa d. 12 Nov 1972 (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Bertha Belle Hascall,   b. 6 Oct 1890, Washington township, Montgomery, Iowa d. 6 Dec 1987, Clarinda, Page, Iowa (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1909	Clarinda, Page, Iowa   [1, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F1680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mack Conn Harrell,   b. 20 Apr 1917, Iowa d. 18 Sep 1953 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1936  [5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Darwin Harrell   3. Delinda Harrell
  Family ID	F35579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Clarinda Herald-Journal (IA) April 1, 2005 Alma Harrell, age 87, of Clarinda, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2005, at Westridge Care and Rehab Center, Clarinda, Iowa. Burial will be in the Clarinda Cemetery. Alma M. Harrell was born September 28, 1917, at Clarinda, Iowa, to Henry Higgins and Bertha (Hascall) Higgins. She was a graduate of Clarinda High School. Alma was united in marriage December 16, 1936 to Mack Conn Harrell. He preceded her in death September 18, 1953. Alma worked at the Tip Top Curler Factory and the Woolworth Dime Store and for many years as a cook at the Clarinda High School. She loved football and was an avid Nebraska Husker fan and also enjoyed the Iowa teams. Alma also enjoyed following her grandchildren in sports. Preceding Alma in death were her parents; husband; brothers, Laurence Higgins and Lee Higgins; sisters, Rae Kelley, Florence Greenlee and twin sister, Irmal Hamm. Survivors include her daughter, Connie Gage and husband Dean of Clarinda, Iowa; son, Darwin Harrell of Cannon Country, California; daughter, DeLinda Fahey and husband Paul of Clarinda, Iowa; eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22707] Descendants of Joseph Hascall and Catherine Green, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S28798] 1920 census, Iowa, Page county. [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S81936] Birth index, California, Alma May Higgins. [S57968] Obituary, Clarinda Herald-Journal (IA), Alma Harrell, (April 1, 2005). [S51578] Abstracted Newspaper Index of Page and Taylor Counties, Iowa: 1858 - 1979, (copyright ©1998-2003 by Pat O'Dell), Shenandoah Sentinel Post, Shenandoah, Iowa (Reliability: 0). [S39228] Obituary, The Clarinda Herald Journal for Bertha B. Higgins, (December 7, 1987). [S54193] Marriage record, Iowa (Reliability: 3). Name: Henry Lu Higgins Gender: Male Race: White Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1886 Birth Place: Clarinda Iowa Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1909 Marriage Place: Page, Iowa, USA Father: Byron Higgins Mother: Ella Cassidy Spouse: Bertha Belle Hascall