Obituary of Phyllis Higdon

Phyllis HigdonPhyllis Higdon of Eugene died July 14 of heart failure. She was 72. A private celebration of life was held July 19.She was born July 19, 1937, in El Dorado, Kan., to Arthur and Maggie Doyle Higdon.She received her undergraduate degree from Lewis and Clark College and her master’s in education from the University of Oregon. She worked as a teacher for 40 years at Crest and Edgewood elementary schools and, the majority of her career, at McCornack Elementary School.Survivors include a stepdaughter, Beth Keene of Eugene; two stepsons, Jay Bottorff of Washington and Scott Bottorff; and a sister, Sue Leabo of Eugene.Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene.