Fred Higdon

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. — Frederick "Fred" L. Higdon, 70, of New Hamburg passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Sept. 10, 1953, in Lilbourn, Missouri, to the late Horace and Daisy Hickman Higdon. He and his best friend, Tina Heisserer, were married March 4, 1998, in Benton, Missouri.

Fred was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University and worked for 33 years in finance at Farm Credit and Boatmen's and Mercantile banks in Cape Girardeau. For 40 years he was an auctioneer with Chug's Auction Service in Jackson. He and Tina owned and operated Hill Top Creations at New Hamburg. He recently was associated with Jackson Deli. He was a past president of SEMO District Fair Association, Missouri Association of Fairs and Festivals and was president and Paul Harris Fellow of the Cape Girardeau County Rotary Club.

He loved camping life and the camp family he was a part of on Castor River. His wit was quick, and his jokes were bad, but he could always put a smile on your face.

Fred is survived by his wife, Tina Higdon; daughter, Joy (Dean) Livesay; grandson and granddaughter, Hayden and Skye Livesay of Cape Girardeau; son, Jacob Reinagel of Kelso, Missouri; brother, William "Dub" Higdon of Sikeston, Missouri; and mother- and father-in-law, Elmer and Sue Heisserer of New Hamburg.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Elizabeth (James) Brewer of Benton and Peggy (Luke) Boyette of Florida.

Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

A celebration of life will be held at later date.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

To send an online condolence to the family, visit McCombs Funeral Home's website at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com, and then click on the tribute wall tab of Fred's personal obituary.