Ernest Edwin Higbee, of Alamo, was called home Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. At the age 89, he was living at home and still engaged in life. Edwin was born March 28, 1923, in Alamo. His parents were Ernest P. Higbee and Mayme Sharp. Edwin began his life at the Sharp Ranch, located on the west side of the valley, where his son, Ed, lives now. He grew up working hard, tending to crops and animals. Edwin started school at the age of four to make enough students to hire a full time teacher. He graduated from PVHS in 1941. He was student body president and played the trumpet in the school band. He was a very good athlete particularly a good basketball player. He married Lois Wadsworth Sept. 26, 1944; to them four children were born, Susan, Vera Dell, Edwin Jr. and Richard. For several years, he ran a dairy with his brother, Joe. The two worked together ranching and cowboying for many years. Edwin entered politics in 1955 and became Lincoln County Commissioner, where he served for 20 years. He was always active in the community and rodeos. He won the Heldorado Calf Roping in 1946. He was a brand inspector for years and enjoyed horses and cattle all of his life. He was an avid sportsman and loved fishing and hunting with his sons and grandsons. In 1964, Edwin married his second wife, Sandra Homan. They had one child together, Sandra Marie. They continued living and working in Alamo, at the Burns Ranch. They later moved into town and helped raise their grandchildren, Sabra and Colton. Edwin was a rancher and farmer, but most of all will be remembered as a cowboy. He instilled this in his children and grandchildren a love for Nevada the hills, the range, cowboying, horses and cattle, and the outdoors. He was a storyteller, arrowhead hunter, public servant, a politician and honest with his dealing with his fellow men. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the LDS Church in Alamo. Viewing will be noon-1 p.m. prior to the service.
Published online by the Las Vegas Review Journal on February 13, 2013.