Source: Higgason Family History, compiled by Virginia Witherington, pg. 26

Extracted from a local Arkansas newspaper
November 1961

Mrs. Nora Witherington Succumbs at 92

Mrs. Nora Higgason Witherington of Arkadelphia died November 17 at a Hope rest home.

Mrs. Witherington, a native of Bradley County, Arkansas, was born Dec. 16, 1869 the daughter of William Larkin and Naomi Jane Lee Higgason.

She attended Ouachita Baptist College and was a piano teacher. She was the widow of Willis M. Witherington and a member of the Second Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sons; Dawson Witherington of Pine Bluff, Lamar Witherington of Jefferson (Jefferson Co) and Karl Neal of Little Rock; a daughter, Miss Virginia Witherington of Arkadelphia; a sister, Mrs. Jim Martin of Dumas, and two grandchildren.

Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Arkadelphia Nov. 18, 1961 by Dr. Sam Reeves.