WELLSVILLE - Donald Towner Higgins, 86, passed away on
Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Jones Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Higgins was born on September 16, 1933 in Wellsville to
Howard and Arline (Towner) Higgins. He
graduated from Wellsville High School in 1951.
On May 28, 1955 he married Georgianna Geary who survives him.
Donald is also survived by his three children, Daniel of
Dallas, TX, Brian (Noreen) of Cape May Court House, NJ and Shelia Higgins
(Richard) Gerrie of Macedon, NY; four
grandchildren Timothy (Sara) Higgins of San Francisco, CA, their two sons
Stradbroke and Teague, Meaghan Higgins (Brian) Imszennik of Warrington, PA,
their son Daniel, Patrick Gerrie of Buffalo, NY and Christopher Gerrie of
Cleveland, OH; sister-in-law Mary Geary
McMullen of Winter Park, FL and brother-in-law Frank Geary of Denver, CO.
Donald worked his entire career of 44 years at the Air
Preheater Company.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and
was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church. His hobby was woodworking.
Friends are invited to call on Friday, October 4, 2019 from
3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 11a.m. to 12 noon at the J.W. Embser Sons
Funeral Home, 34 West State Street, Wellsville, NY. The funeral will follow
visitation Saturday at noon in the Funeral Home.
The family requests no flowers. Donations may be made in Donald’s memory to
the Prostate Cancer Foundation, 1250 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401, or to the David A. Howe Library, 155
North
