| Graduation Year | Class of 1959 |
| Date of Birth | Dec 26, 1941 |
| Date of Passing | Sep 07, 2007 |
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| Events | Joseph "Baylor" B. Higgins, 65, of Watertown, passed away Friday afternoon, Sept. 7, 2007, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Watertown with the Rev. Karl Walther officiating. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery, Watertown. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the Watertown Veterans Council. Relatives and friends may call at the Hafemeister Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and at the church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Joe was born on Dec. 26, 1941, in the town of Farmington, son of James and Lillie (Rickermann) Higgins. On Oct. 25, 1980, he married the former Bonnie Zoellick at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Watertown. Joe attended Watertown High School and was a member of the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1965. He was a roofer for Nations Roofing of Waukesha. Joe had a close relationship with God, saying, "You only had to listen and God spoke." He loved being outdoors, farming, family and sharing life stories. Joe is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of Watertown; seven children, Carrie Poremba, Bob, Shawn, Mike, Jake (Crystal), Dan and Becky Higgins, all of Watertown; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a sister, Joannie (Gordie Sheldon) Haman of Johnson Creek; a brother, Jim (Ann) Higgins of Shreveport, La.; his mother- and father-in-law, Vick and Sue Zoellick of Watertown; a brother-in-law, Verne Walters of Johnson Creek; a son-in-law, Thomas Poremba of Watertown; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Joy Walters; and two brothers, Jerry and John Higgins. |
