116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
James Higham
JAMES T. HIGHAM
Cedar Rapids
James T. Higham, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in St. Luke's Hospital. Graveside services are set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel, 1221 First Ave. SW.
Survivors include his children, Jean (Steve) Sergeant of San Jose, Calif., Joann Higham of Waterloo, James E. (Becky) Higham of Atkins and Jackie (Mark) Dolter of Cedar Rapids. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy (Badenoch) Higham; three brothers and a sister.
Jim was born Feb. 18, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of James and Wilma Mae (Trusley) Higham. He was united in marriage to Nancy on June 22, 1957. He retired from Rockwell Collins after 27 years of service.
He raced midget and sprint cars for 22 years and was an aviation enthusiast. Jim served in the Army Air Corps at the end of World War II.
He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice in remembrance of Jim.
Daily Newsletters