the World (Leave My World Alone)" was recorded by Loretta Lynn and climbed to #1 on the Billboard Country Music Chart. The song earned Higgins the BMI Citation of Achievement. Higgins found other success with songs like "When You Leave My World" Loretta Lynn, "All I Got Left" Norma Jean, "Love Ain't Gonna Die" Mel Tillis, "The Only Way to Hold Your Man" (title cut) Norma Jean, and "Hold on Woman" Jeannie Pruett. Higgins also recorded her own music as a recording artist signed to Kapp Records. She released several singles including, "It's a Long Way from Heaven," "Woman Let Go of My Man," and "She Loved All the Love Out of You." Marriage and family Higgins was married at the age of 17. The marriage resulted in one child, Sherry Anne, and ended when Higgins was in her early twenties. She met and married Jerry Higgins in 1965, the marriage lasted ten years. The couple had no children. In 1976, Higgins met and married Ray Loafman. In 1980, the couple had a daughter, Bethany Davis (Loafman). The marriage lasted until her death in 2003. Higgins also helped her siblings find success in country music. Her brother Damon Black was a close friend to Porter Wagoner and the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Both men recorded several of his songs. In addition, Higgins sister Joyce McCord had a hit with "Always Always", a duet by Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner. Music of the 1990s and 2000s In 1992, Higgins' career shot back with the recording of "All of that Love from Here" by Wynonna Judd. The song was a co-write with Kris Bergsnes and Lynn Langham. The album was Wynonna's first solo project after leaving The Judds and it reached triple platinum status. Higgins' faith was the foundation of her life and she loved to write gospel music. "I Saw the Master This Morning", a co-write with Dave Gillon, was recorded by Margie Cumbie and later Bill Harrell and the Virginians. In 2002, The Oak Ridge Boys recorded "Beneath the Christmas Tree" a co-write with Jeff Pearson for their "An Inconvenient Christmas" album. The bluegrass hit "Crazy Heart" was recorded by Lonesome River Band in 2006. Twelve years after her death, her song "Silver Strands," a co-write with Billy and Terry Smith, was recorded by the bluegrass band The Grascals. Death Higgins had battled heart problems most of her adult