HILDA HIGGINS
1924 - 2017
Obituary
Hilda L. Higgins, 93, of Walton, died
Friday (Aug. 11, 2017) at the Newton Presbyterian Church.
She was born on May 28, 1924, on the
family farm near Walton, the daughter of David Schmidt and Anna J.
Goossen Lehrman. The family moved to Newton, where she attended
schools, when she was 6 years old.
Hilda married Howard Eugene Higgins Sr.
on Aug. 18, 1940, in Caney. They lived in California for a short time
period while he was in the military. After being discharged from the
service, they returned to Newton, where they lived until moving to
Walton in 1970.
She was a longtime member of the Walton
United Methodist Church and had enjoyed singing in the choir at the
Newton Senior Center.
Survivors include two sons, Kerry
Higgins and wife Sherry of Hillsboro and Gene Higgins Jr. and wife
Mary of Walton; two daughters, Dani Porter of Newton and Fran
Tompkins and husband Bob of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; brother, Bill
Lehrman of Newton; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and
seven great-great-grandchildren.
Hilda is preceded in death by her
parents; husband on March 8, 2001; brother, Melvin Lehrman; sisters,
Pauline Fox and Dorothy Sutter; and son-in-law, Harold Porter.
Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 16, 2017) at the Walton United Methodist Church.
Interment will be in the Walton Cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 15, 2017), where the
family will receive friends between 7 and 8 p.m.
A memorial has been established with
the Walton Fire Department; contributions may be sent to Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
1924 - 2017 (93 years)