Mr. Ben “Bud” Edward Higginbotham, 44, died Saturday, August 21st, at Noxubee County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 23rd, at Mashulaville Baptist Church, with Bro. Bobby Joe Butler and Bro. Bobby Parish officiating. Interment will be in Mashulaville Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Sunday at Porter Funeral Home, and 1 hour prior to the service on Monday at Mashulaville Baptist Church. Mr. Higginbotham was born May 28th, 1966, in Macon, MS. He was a member of Mashulaville Baptist Church. He was preceeded in death by his father, Ben Wiley Higginbotham, and an aunt, Alice Coleman. He is survived by his mother, Mary Campbell of North Carolina, a sister, Roxie Higginbotham of North Carolina, two nieces, Stephanie and Dalila Rodriguez of California, and numerous other aunts, uncles, and cousins who cared for him.