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Mr. Claude Jackson "Jack" Higdon, Jr. BONEVILLE, Ga.- Mr. Claude Jackson "Jack" Higdon, Jr., 78, of Boneville, died Friday, August 13, 2004, in the University Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were held 2 p.m., Sunday in the Curtis Funeral Home Chapel with Elder George Nichols officiating. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Burial followed in the Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens. Mr. Higdon was a native of McDuffie County, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Harlem. He began his career in Electronics Communications and later retired from Georgia Tennessee Mining Company in Wrens. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mamie Reese Higdon of Boneville; 10 children, Leon Higdon, Debra Seek, Wynona Johnson, Claudia Smith, all of Boneville, Wayne Higdon of Harlem, Justin Higdon of North Augusta, Melissa Ivey Taylor of Blairsville, Cindy Graham, Regina Stribel, Wanda Tankersly of Thomson; sister, Hazel Brown of Midville; 19 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Web posted on Thursday, August 19, 2004