Marion Higgins
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Marion Higgins (June 26, 1893 – March 2, 2006) was born Marion Bigelow in New York City. At an early age, she moved to Maine and later to California.
On May 29, 2005, Marion was recognized as California's oldest living person, 4 weeks shy of 112 (following the passing of Margaret Russell, aged 112).
Marion's memory was remarkable for a person her age. She could remember from age 1 and could recite poems backwards.
Marion died from congestive heart failure in Seal Beach, California, aged 112 years, 249 days. She was ranked as 6th-oldest in the U.S. and 11th in the world at the time of her passing.
