The Conoco Man: James Melton Higginbotham

I met James and Betty Higginbotham when they attended the church where I was pastor. While visiting in their home in Purcell, I discovered that James was a long time employee of the Conoco Oil Company. As a minister dedicated to serving the petroleum industry, I asked for permission to write a story about his life. The following is the fascinating story of a young man who grew up in a small town near Ada, Oklahoma. The young man married a farm girl, traveled many miles with a seismograph crew, worked at Conoco’s large refinery in Ponca City, and retired in Purcell, Oklahoma.