Helen Gertrude Higgs
Helen Gertrude Higgs, 93, passed away
peacefully Monday (Dec. 3, 2007) at Newton Presbyterian Manor.
She was born on Jan. 26, 1914, in
McDonald County, Mo., the daughter of Luther A. and Edna G. (Grimes)
Cunningham.
She graduated from Anderson High School
in Anderson, Mo.
She married Melvin T. Higgs on Oct. 25,
1934, in Anderson. He survives of Newton.
She was a member of First Baptist
Church of Newton for many years.
Helen and Melvin owned and operated
Charlsen's Market in Newton from 1952 until retirement in the early
1970s.
Helen was a member of the Newton Garden
Club and was well known for her green thumb. The club was credited
for the Rose Garden in Military Park in Newton.
She also was a 50-year cancer survivor
and held a membership with the American Cancer Society.
Other survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, John T. and Carol Higgs of Newton; a daughter and
late husband, Marilyn J. and Jim Cadle of Olathe; a brother and wife,
Jack E. and Becky Cunningham of Anderson; a sister and late husband,
Ruth and Sid Grissom of Henderson, N.C.; a granddaughter and husband,
Melinda and Tim O'Brien; a grandson and wife, James and Susan Cadle;
a granddaughter and husband, Karen and Todd Friedeman; a grandson and
wife, Travis and Kymberly Higgs; a grandson, Tyler Higgs; and eight
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, four brothers and three sisters.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. Friday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton, with family
present from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Newton, with burial
following at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
Memorials may be made to the American
Cancer Society or Newton Presbyterian Manor in care of the funeral
home.
1914 - 2007 (93 years)