Carolyn Leigh Jones-Higgins

Carolyn Leigh “Jones” Higgins was born on Sunday, February 18, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Locial Clark Jones and Verda Weller Jones. She went to her heavenly home on December 21st, 2023. She was 81 years of age. During her life she was a wonderful mother to (2) sons, Kevin and Phillp. Carolyn worked as a sales lady at Woolworth’s, and wig sales at Kmart when Kevin and Phillip were small. Later, she went on to earn (2) bachelor’s degrees from Cameron University. Her first degree was in Criminal Justice and science, after graduating she went on to become a probation & parole officer in Lawton OK and then to Junction City Kansas. After several federal budget cuts and her job loss in 1980 the family moved back to Lawton where she went back to Cameron and earned her second degree in Education and began teaching at various schools as a substitute teacher where English was her real passion. After a few years of teaching, she needed a break, so she became a cab driver and owned 3 taxi cabs, 2 she leased out to other drivers and 1 she drove full time. After a number of years, she wanted to travel so she went back to school and obtained her CDL to become an over the road truck driver and did this for a number of years. She lived in many states and met lots of people and experienced life in a big way. When she was finished traveling and driving, she returned home to Oklahoma City and went back to work teaching at Classen School until she retired. In 2003 she moved to Broken Arrow to be with her family and grandchildren where she enjoyed reading, going to church, genealogy research, watching old westerns, mysteries on TV, working in her yard, garden and many flower beds where she could make anything grow, even bringing a stick back to life! She left behind a legacy of 2 sons, Kevin and Phillip, Daughter Lynn, 4 grandchildren Brandon, David, Nicki, Samantha and their spouses Sarah, Rachel, Chris and Zach as well as 9 wonderful great grandchildren, Sara, Parker, Patton, Kennedy, Morgan, Barnabas, Amy, Theodore, and Phenli, and agreed that 3 more to make an even dozen would be great! She lived a long and wonderful life through many hard and very interesting times, she will be missed, but we know she is with her heavenly Father in Heaven and will see here again when we all get to Heaven one day!

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Carolyn Leigh Jones-Higgins

February 18, 1942 - December 21, 2023