Billy Joe Higginbotham 2/23/1947 – 8/14/2021 Billy Joe Higginbotham, 74, of Moss Bluff, passed away peacefully on Saturday August 14, 2021. Billy graduated from LaGrange Highschool in 1965. After graduation he worked for Jake's Produce as a truck driver. In 1966 he married his high school sweetheart Donna Yentzen, and then enlisted with the Army Reserves. He then went to work for Westinghouse Electric as a motor repairman for 11 years. He was an original employee of Eagle Electric as a motor repairman and was later promoted to inside sales. He retired in 2017. Billy was a family man. He was always having gatherings at his house and there were plenty of games to be played. In the summer, it was basketball in the driveway, volleyball in the side yard and horseshoes in the backyard. In the winter, there was always a boo-ray card game to play or football to watch. Billy loved sports of all kinds. As a child, he played little league baseball and was a boxer. As an adult, he played city-league slow-pitch baseball and basketball. In his later years, he took up golf, and would play as often as possible. After his retirement, weather permitting, he would play 3 to 4 times a week. Billy was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend that will be missed dearly by those that knew and loved him. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Donna Yentzen, son Trent Michael Higginbotham, sister Judy Murray, brother Johnny (wife Donna) Higginbotham, sister-in-law Ruth (husband Jay) Barrios, sister in law Pat Yentzen and Celina Yentzen, grandchildren Jade Higginbotham, Mia Higginbotham, Luke Higginbotham, Dylan Higginbotham, Lexi Arabie, Cole and Danielle Singletary, Tyler Hay, and Zack Streva. Billy is preceded in death by his parents Lawrence and Ruth Higginbotham, son Terry Joseph Higginbotham, and nephew Brandon Bennie. Celebration of life, led by Father Whitney Miller, will be on August 18th at Heritage Funeral Home in Moss Bluff. Visitation hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Condolences can be made at heritagefuneralhomellc.com.