Chester Lee Higgins, 74, was born on March 22, 1949, in Hugo, Oklahoma, the son of Walter Gatlin Higgins and Thelma Louise (Rhodes) Higgins. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Jennifer Higgins; great granddaughter, Willow Turner; brothers, Wesley Higgins, James Higgins and Tommy Landis; sister, Marie Smith; aunt and uncle, Melva and Johnny Higgins; and brother-in-law's, Wayne McCann and Jim Smith.

Chester lived most of his life in the Hugo area and at the age of 17, he joined the US Army. He did his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and then went to Vietnam for ten months. Chester returned home for one short month and during that time he married the love of his life, Joyce Logan. They were married on April 6, 1969 in their hometown of Hugo, OK. He then had to return to Vietnam for eight months, upon his return to the states he was stationed in Fort Belvoir, VA where he and Joyce resided for ten months. After Chester was honorably discharged from the military, they moved back to the Hugo area where they have resided for the past 50 years.

Chester worked as an electrician throughout his life, working with companies such as Weyerhaeuser in Wright City, OK, Brown and Root in Valliant, OK, and Kimberly Clark in Paris, TX. Before his retirement, he worked with J.E. Merritt and was the electrical foreman at Kimberly Clark for over 20 years. He then started Choctaw Iron and Metal which he ran for four years.

Chester was onery and loved to pick on the people he loved but he was truly a giver and loved with all of his heart. His family meant everything to him, and he taught them to always help people just like he had throughout his life. His legacy will live on through his loving family and he will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

Chester is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Joyce Higgins of the home; sons, Walter Higgins and wife, Donna of Hugo, OK and Brian Higgins of Hugo, OK; daughter, Misty Higgins of Hugo, OK; grandchildren, Ashlee Richie and husband, Doug, Downy Higgins, Katelynn Higgins, Amber Carnley, Brandi Childers, Stormie Childers and Geoffrey James; great grandchildren, Marshon, River, Finn, Karim, Aleea, Serenity, Adrian, Grayson, Tallan, KJ and Kyah; sisters, Bertie McCann of Sulfur Springs, TX, Linda Osburne of Sulfur Springs, TX, Mella Rocha of Mt. Pleasant, TX and Oleta Elmore and husband, Raymond of Hutchins, TX; along with numerous cousins, nephews, nieces  and a host of other friends, family and loved ones.

The family also would like to give a special thank you to his cousin, Peggy Hill, for helping care for and sitting

long hours with Chester.