Carl Bertram Higgs

Carl B. Higgs of Forest City, York Co., NB passed away at his home on March 11, 2015. Carl was born in Pemberton Ridge, York Co., NB on May 20, 1921, a son of the late John and Beatrice (Gould) Higgs.
Carl joined the RCAF in January 1942 and was stationed in Toronto, Trenton and Calgary. In August 1942, he was sent overseas to England where he remained until May 1945, then returning to Canada, he was discharged in September 1945. Carl and Bertha were married on December 20, 1945. He was employed by Canada Customs in May 1959 as a seasonal worker, and was later hired fulltime in May 1967 until his retirement in 1991.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Bertha M. (Wood) Higgs; two sons, Dennis M. Higgs and Blaine M. Higgs (Marcia); seven grandchildren, Jamie Higgs (Colleen), Sharolyn Higgs, Suzanne Higgs, Lindsey Higgs, Laura Gilmore (Reid), Sarah Wilkinson (Jeff) and Rachel Higgs; five great grandchildren, Kaleigh Higgs, Katherine Higgs, Garrett Higgs, Nadia Gilmore and Alexander Gilmore; a sister, Annie Palmer; a sister-in-law, Shirley Nason; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Norman Higgs and his wife Irva and Laurel Higgs and his wife Ida; a sister, Helen Worrell and her husband Frankie; a brother-in-law, Amos Palmer.
Visiting hours were held at Forest City Baptist Church, Forest City, NB on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service was held on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 2 p.m. from the church with Rev. George Clark and Rev. Eldon Caldwell officiating. Eulogies were by Jamie Higgs, Blaine Higgs and Bobby McGinn. Music was provided by granddaughter Laura who shared a solo, Barbara and Ray Kierstead sang as well and the hymn 'In The Garden' was sung by Lindsey, Laura, Sarah, Rachel and Lyanne. Organist for the service was Marcia Higgs. Interment will be later at the Forest City International Cemetery.
For those who wish to make a donation in memory of Carl, the family has suggested the Forest City Baptist Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Through the years, Carl and Bertha have been an institution in the little community of Forest City. Carl has been an active driving force in any activity including church restoration, church services, cemetery projects and lake road repairs, etc. Carl was especially fond of the Forest City Christmas Eve service where friends would gather to celebrate the season and remember those who left us in that year. This year, he to, will be remembered.
Carl was a tremendous resource for historical knowledge of the area with a keen mind to the very end. He was always willing to lend a helping hand and offer an opinion on any situation. He was an avid outdoorsman, four wheeler operator, fisherman, and he was looking forward to a spring run on his snowmobile. He always took great pride in his flower gardens.
Carl’s inspiration and leadership in the community will be sorely missed but never forgotten.
Honorary pallbearers were Debbie Farrell, Dirk Bishop, Scott Harper, Matt Demerchant, Bev Richardson and Clayton Clark.
Active pallbearers were Eldon Higgs, George Guimond, Brian Higgs, Bobby McGinn, Glen Worrell and Rick Palmer.
Arrangements by Flewelling Funeral Home, 585 Otis Drive, Nackawic, NB.