Funeral services will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Collier-Butler Chapel for the Rev. Willie Guy Higgins, 94, Hokes Bluff, who passed away Sunday, May 1, 2011. The Rev. E.J. Reynolds will officiate with entombment at Crestwood Cemetery Mausoleum. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services directing.The Rev. Higgins was a longtime resident of Etowah County and retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in 1977. He was ordained by the Church of God on Feb. 5, 1953, and pastored churches in Blount, Etowah, Cherokee and Marshall counties. He was a faithful member of the East Gadsden Church of God and was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Inez Higgins; his parents; four sisters; and one brother.He is survived by his daughters, Fran (Jimmy) Harcrow and Sue (Donald) Cole; his grandchildren, Pam Cole Moore (Richard), David Cole, Dee Atchley Theriot (Troy Theriot) and Scott Atchley (April Chandler Atchley); his great-grandchildren, Tiffani, AJ and Lauren Theriot, Jo Moore and Haedyn and JT Freeman; sister, Lucille Gargus; and several nieces and nephews.The family extends a special thanks to Amedisys Hospice, Dr. Webb Sledge, Peggy, Vickie, Phyllis and Mid South Home Health Care.The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until the hour of service Wednesday at the funeral home.www.collier-butler.com