Graveside services for Emily Alice Blomquist Higdon, age 84, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Mulhearn Memorial Park officiated by Father Paul Thunduparampil Services are under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe.Emily was born on March 15, 1934 in Jenerette, LA and passed away on April 11, 2018 in Monroe, LA. She loved traveling, her family, reading, visiting and having lunch with her friends. She retired as a Librarian from NLU after 48 years of service. She earned a Master of Library Science from LSU. She was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Higdon; her mother, Annie Toland Blomquist and a sister, Betty Ann Blomquist.She is survived by her daughters; Ellen and Walt Caldwell, Jackie and Justin Guerriero; grandchildren, Madelyn and Dillon McCartney, Sarah and Cody Deese and Corbin Caldwell, Jessica and Randall McDaniel and Bonnie Guerriero; great grandchildren, Piper and Nolan Emmons, Aidyn, Madison and Ezra McDaniel; brother, Carl and Cecelia Blomquist.The family extends a special thank you to Avis Jones and St. Joseph Hospice for the love care of their mother.Pallbearers will be Justin Guerriero, Walt Caldwell, Randall McDaniel, Corbin Caldwell and Dillon McCartney.Honorary pallbearer will be Cody Deese.Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 15, 2018 from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe.