Higdon

On April 3, 2003 EDWARD A. HIGDON, JR., beloved son of Margaret E. and the late Edward A. Higdon, Sr. Dear brother of Richard F. Higdon. Also survived by two nieces and three nephews. Arrangements by Leonard J. Ruck, Inc. Interment private. Please omit flowers. Contributions may be made to the Mariner Nursing Home, 6621 Belair Road, Baltimore, Md 21206.

Charles R. Higdon Jr., a retired engineer and former owner of Machinery and Equipment Sales Inc., died Monday of complications after heart surgery at Washington Hospital Center. The Mays Chapel resident was 87. Born and raised in Baltimore, Mr. Higdon was a 1941 graduate of Polytechnic Institute, and two years later, enlisted in the Army Air Forces, where he served as a flight engineer aboard B-29 Superfortress bombers. After the war, he enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1949.

MINNIE C. HIGDON, 81, of Ocean City, MD, died on Thursday June 26, 2003. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph in 1978. She is survived by two sons, Walter and Joseph, a daughter, Joyce. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, June 1st, at 11 A.M. at Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore County.

Nearly two weeks ago, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 provided the finale to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's splashy season-opening gala concert. The Tchaikovsky thread has carried over into the BSO's first subscription series concerts of 2009-2010; one of his greatest hits, Symphony No. 4, closes the program. Next week's lineup will end with yet another Tchaikovsky war horse, the Violin Concerto, so we've got a clear little trend going on here. (And people complained that former music director Yuri Temirkanov did too much Russian stuff.

On April 16, 2005, RAYMOND LEROY HIGDON SR., age 75, of Somerset, entered eternal life at Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster. Raymond was born November 23, 1929 in Baltimore, MD to the late William and Minnie Higdon. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He is survived by son Raymond L. (Carol) Higdon Jr., of Thornville, daughters Donna Cavey of Somerset, and Sheila (Jimmy) Olp of Baltimore, Maryland; sisters Hilda and Norma and brother Carroll, with five grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy May (Fondelheit)

McDonogh was the better field hockey team yesterday in its game at Centennial. And that was just the point."Everyone's main focus was to play as a team and not as individuals," said McDonogh's Kim Yeargin after the 3-0 victory. "Today was a really good showing of how we can play together."Katie Higdon scored twice and Phyllis Byrd once as sixth-ranked McDonogh (2-0) took control early and never allowed Centennial (0-1) to get untracked. McDonogh's defense -- led by Kirsten Doub, Vanvisa Attaset and Becca Johnson -- held 13th-ranked Centennial to five shots.

Two powerhouses swept through the Kennedy Center Concert Hall Thursday night - composer Jennifer Higdon and pianist Lang Lang, the featured attractions on this week's National Symphony Orchestra program. Each left a long-lasting impression. Higdon's Concerto for Orchestra, written for the Philadelphia Orchestra and premiered by that ensemble last year, is a five-movement score that easily stakes a claim as one of the most inventive and substantive additions to American music in years. Even if there are a couple of spots that seem a little long-winded, the array of sound colors never ceases to grab the ear, while the brilliant working-out of ideas never ceases to impress.

On Friday, April 23, 2004, CATHERINE E. HIGDON (nee Kaline), beloved wife of the late Charles E. Higdon, Sr., dear mother of Charles E. Higdon, Jr., Catherine M.H. Rocklin, Anna W. Dearborn, Thomas P. Higdon, Terry L. Wright, Donna L. Ray and Tina M. Lauf. Grandmother of Sherry, Joshua, Jessica, Chelsey, Scott, Heather, Chance, Paul Wayne, Jr. and Krysta. Great-grandmother of Kolby. Also survived by a grandson by marriage David, Jr. and two great-grandchildren Cassandra and Bradley. Sister of William, Roland, Evelyn, Robert and Clara Services will be private.

The Howard County Planning Board has recommended that a North Laurel man be allowed to continue operating his 52-year-old contracting business out of his home.Robert E. Higdon persuaded the board Wednesday night that his general contracting and home improvement company has been in operation at his home in the 10800 block of Scaggsville Road for more than 50 years."I've owned the property since 1943 and I've been in the contracting business all my life," said Mr. Higdon, 78.The Department of Planning and Zoning had challenged Mr. Higdon to prove that his business was in existence before 1948 -- the year Howard County adopted zoning regulations and classified his property as residential.

On June 1, 2004, MARY ELIZABETH FANGMAN (nee Griffin), beloved wife of the late Leroy Ambrose Fangman, devoted mother of Mary Ellen Higdon and her husband Gary, cherished "Mam-Maw" of Sherri Higdon-Bavis and her husband Charles, Traci Higdon-Sheckells and her husband Steve, Gary Higdon, Jr., Larry Fangman, Jr. and his fiancee Jamie, Joey Fangman and Deana Butler, great-grandmother of Brooke, Nicholas, and Josh Sheckells, Sydni, Faith, Tori, and C.J. Bavis...

On November 5, 2008, Catherine Jane McLaughlin; beloved wife of the late James I. McLaughlin; loving mother of James B. McLaughlin (Doreen) and Patricia M. Higdon (Mark); dear grandmother of Hank and John McLaughlin, Katie and Megan Higdon. Several nieces also survive. A memorial mass will be offered Friday, 10 a.m., at Stella Maris Chapel. The family suggests contributions to St. Vincent's Infant Home, 2600 Pot Springs Road, Timonium, MD 21093.

On April 16, 2005, RAYMOND LEROY HIGDON SR., age 75, of Somerset, entered eternal life at Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster. Raymond was born November 23, 1929 in Baltimore, MD to the late William and Minnie Higdon. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He is survived by son Raymond L. (Carol) Higdon Jr., of Thornville, daughters Donna Cavey of Somerset, and Sheila (Jimmy) Olp of Baltimore, Maryland; sisters Hilda and Norma and brother Carroll, with five grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy May (Fondelheit)

On June 1, 2004, MARY ELIZABETH FANGMAN (nee Griffin), beloved wife of the late Leroy Ambrose Fangman, devoted mother of Mary Ellen Higdon and her husband Gary, cherished "Mam-Maw" of Sherri Higdon-Bavis and her husband Charles, Traci Higdon-Sheckells and her husband Steve, Gary Higdon, Jr., Larry Fangman, Jr. and his fiancee Jamie, Joey Fangman and Deana Butler, great-grandmother of Brooke, Nicholas, and Josh Sheckells, Sydni, Faith, Tori, and C.J. Bavis...

On Friday, April 23, 2004, CATHERINE E. HIGDON (nee Kaline), beloved wife of the late Charles E. Higdon, Sr., dear mother of Charles E. Higdon, Jr., Catherine M.H. Rocklin, Anna W. Dearborn, Thomas P. Higdon, Terry L. Wright, Donna L. Ray and Tina M. Lauf. Grandmother of Sherry, Joshua, Jessica, Chelsey, Scott, Heather, Chance, Paul Wayne, Jr. and Krysta. Great-grandmother of Kolby. Also survived by a grandson by marriage David, Jr. and two great-grandchildren Cassandra and Bradley. Sister of William, Roland, Evelyn, Robert and Clara Services will be private.

Two powerhouses swept through the Kennedy Center Concert Hall Thursday night - composer Jennifer Higdon and pianist Lang Lang, the featured attractions on this week's National Symphony Orchestra program. Each left a long-lasting impression. Higdon's Concerto for Orchestra, written for the Philadelphia Orchestra and premiered by that ensemble last year, is a five-movement score that easily stakes a claim as one of the most inventive and substantive additions to American music in years. Even if there are a couple of spots that seem a little long-winded, the array of sound colors never ceases to grab the ear, while the brilliant working-out of ideas never ceases to impress.

MINNIE C. HIGDON, 81, of Ocean City, MD, died on Thursday June 26, 2003. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph in 1978. She is survived by two sons, Walter and Joseph, a daughter, Joyce. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, June 1st, at 11 A.M. at Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore County.