Era Ann Saulsman was born on November 12, 1939 in Dallas, Texas to Tony and Hattie Hawkins. She passed away on February 5, 2009 in Cincinatti, Ohio. Ann was preceded in death by her mother, Hattie Mae Hawkins, her father, Tony Hawkins , her son Russell Higgins and her granddaughter, Tamara Ann Higgins. Ann is survived by her sons, Tony Buford Higgins and Brandon Scott Higgins;siblings, EvelynSpray, Chemmie Ray Craft and PhillipE. Hawkins; grandchildren, Candace Middleton, Tina Higgins, Tonya Higgins, Coltin Higgins, Hailey Higgins, AmyAckley, Sarah Ackley, andCourtney Saulsman. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the local S.P.C.A.