Hoyt Cleveland Higgins, 87, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in a local hospital.

Mr. Higgins was born April 12, 1921, in Hazard, Ky. He was a retired mail carrier for the Postal Service, a member of National Association of Letter Carriers and Highway Church of Christ and an Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Velma Higgins of Texarkana; one son, John Higgins of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren, Johnny Higgins and Jeremy Higgins.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Chapelwood Memorial Gardens with John Hall officiating. ...

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