Harold George Watson Higgins SPRINGHILL - Harold George Watson Higgins, aged 89 years, of High Crest Nursing Home, Springhill, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2008, in High Crest. Born in East Earltown, Col. Co., N. S., on Oct. 6, 1918, he was a son of the Late Edward and Annie (Watson) Higgins. Harold started his working career with his father in the lumber business, later joining the North Nova Scotia Highlanders as a soldier serving in England during World War II and eventually becoming a member of the Provost Corp. Military Police. After the war he returned to the family farm working along side his father and as a carpenter worked with his brother in the construction business. During his younger years, he was the Light Heavy Weight Boxing champion of Nova Scotia. He was lay reader at the United Church in Trenton, N. S., Jollicure/Point de Bute, N. B., and Merigomish, N. S.; was ordained on June 6, 1962 as a United Church minister where he held charges at Point de Bute, N. B., and Southampton, N. S., and was Padre of five organizations. He also worked as a Resource Development Officer for the Nova Scotia Government; was a member of the Militia retiring with the rank of Major and worked many years in the Blueberry industry. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge; Philae Shriners Club of Amherst; the Amherst Legion and a recipient of the Queen's Jubilee Medal. Left to mourn are his loving wife the former Sophia Selena Quinton; son, Robert (Wendy) Higgins, Victoria, B.C., and Harold Jr. (Wilma) Higgins of Marion Bridge, Cape Breton; daughter, Heather Higgins of Halifax; brothers, Borden (Tina) Higgins of Ormond Beach, Florida; Curtis (Geraldine) Higgins of Burlington, Ontario; sisters, Rebecca (Ernest) Hiscott of Fredericton, N. B., Eyleen MacLeod of Truro and Jenny "Jaye" Higgins of Halifax; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife the former Kathlene McCara; siblings, Frances, Charles, Robert, Dorothy, and Wilena. Visitation held 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in A. H. Brown Funeral Home, Springhill. The Funeral Service will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, March 13, 2008, from St. Andrews Wesley United Church, Springhill, with The Reverend David Lloyd Pearce officiating. Burial in Southampton Cemetery, at a later date. No flowers by request, donations may be made to The Philae Shriners Fund, Amherst, for the Crippled Children's Fund.