Carrie Lee Higgins

21, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born December 14, 1924, one of eleven children of the late

Martha McKinney Buchanan and the late Eden V. Buchanan. She grew up in the Powder Mill Community

of Avery County, North Carolina. Carrie attended the local schools and at the age of 18 moved to the

Detroit area to find work.

On June 10, 1944, Carrie married Harold R. Higgins, of Onaway MI, who preceded her in death on July

23, 2007. Carrie is survived by her two children, Janet Lee Langlois and her husband, Leroy, of Hartland,

Ml. and Harold R. Higgins Jr. and his wife, Cheryl, of Livonia MI. The Higgin's legacy of love grew from

there, as Carrie (affectionally known as "Memaw") is survived by six grandchildren, Harold Higgins IIl

(Leanne), of Northville, Melanie Anne Smedley (Richard), of Waterford, Melissa Lynne Poole (Cheryl), of

Elyria, OH, David Lee Langlois (Laurie), of Brownstown Twp., Jodi Marie Latuszek (Brad) of St. Johns, and Jamie Lynn Langlois of Hartland. Carrie is also survived by her twelve great-grandchildren, Aubrey

Michelle Higgins of West Bloomfield, Amanda Carrie Higgins of Northville, Aiden David and Evan Daniel

Langlois of Brownstown Twp., Grant Christopher and Allison Marie Drouillard of Northville, Andrew

Harold and Carrie Francis Marr of Hartland, Collin Wayne Poole of Elyria, OH, Megan Elizabeth Myers of

Waterford, Juliette Grace, and Izabella Margaret Latuszek of St. Johns. Carrie is also survived by two

sisters, Doris Matthews of Asheville, NC, and Lucy Smith of the Ingalls Community, Avery County, NC,

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.

During a life well-lived, Carrie modeled three themes: hard work, empathy, and a fierce love for her

family. Entertaining loved ones with delicious food and looking beautiful in case company dropped by

also brought joy to Carrie's life. Carrie's passion for helping others, her empathy, hard work and medical

expertise inspired two generations of grandchildren including her Granddaughters, Jamie Langlois (RN),

Melissa Poole (RMA), and her Great Granddaughter, Amanda Higgins (PA) to pursue careers in medicine

Carrie and her late husband, Harold had tremendous faith in the Lord and in each other. They both

worked as Lay Pastors at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church for many years. Harold always carried Bible

verses in his wallet and Carrie always carried a mustard seed (Matthew 17:20) in her wallet. Harold and

Carrie's faith accompanied them on every journey in life. In her final days, Carrie spoke of feeling the

beauty and comfort of God's love.

Of course, her greatest joy of all was her family, her late husband, children, grandchildren, great

grandchildren, nieces and nephews, cousin, and friends. She always displayed a beautiful smile along

with her kind, compassionate spirit. Carrie had a wonderful sense of humor marked by an unforgettable

laugh, which made anyone feel welcomed when they visited her. Her genuine love for life and her family

will always live on in the hearts of all of those who knew her.

Visitation and services will be held at the Harry J. Will Funeral Home located at 37000 Six Mile Road,

Livonia, MI, 48152. Visitation will be held on February 27, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The service

will be held on February 28, 2022, 11:00 a.m. also at Harry J. Will Funeral Home. For those not attending the service, it will be available to watch by clicking "Join Livestream" under the service section below.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations to be made online at

www.arborhospice.org\ donate or at the Harry J. Will Funeral Home.