- Carrie Lee Buchanan Higgins, 97, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 21, 2022, surrounded by family.
She was born on December 14, 1924, one of eleven children of the late Martha McKinney Buchanan and the late Eden V. Buchanan. She grew up in the Powdermill Community of Avery County. Carrie attended the local schools and at the age of 18 moved to the Detroit area to find work.
Carrie is survived by her two children, Janet Lee Langlois and her husband, Leroy and Harold R. Higgins Jr and his wife, Cheryl. She is survived by six grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Carrie is also survived by two sisters, Doris Matthews of Asheville, NC and Lucy Smith of the Ingalls Community in Avery County, along with several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Harold; four brothers, Albert Buchanan, Richard Buchanan, Ralph Buchanan, and Sanford Buchanan; and four sisters, Mabel Freeman, Alma Campbell, Amanda Jones, and Mary Buchanan.
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1924 - 2022 (97 years)
