January 17, 2022

Linn County News

Published Jan. 19, 2022

Dennis Jerome Higgins, age 64, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Saturday, Jan.  8, 2022. He was born on June 6, 1957, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Joseph "Joe" Brian and Carol Ann Galvin Higgins. He graduated from Burlington, Kan., High School and received an associate’s degree from Pratt Community College. He was united in marriage to Bunny Williams on Sept. 12, 1987. He owned and operated Mountain Movers, Menagerie Auction and Estate Sales, and Abode Rentals.

Dennis was a member of Church of the Harvest. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He put his relationship with God first and supporting his family right after that. 

He was preceded in death by his father and a grandchild, Acetin Benedick. Dennis is survived by his wife, Bunny; his mother, Carol Ann; three sons, Matt Higgins (Mandy), Travis Crow (Traci) and Stacy Glisson Jr. (Rachel); a daughter, Dionne Benedick; four sisters, Marsha Higgins, Bridget Martinez, Shelly Geisy and Vickie Jesseph; and 13 grandchildren, Empress, Colin, Mikey, Mercedes, Keelea, Levi Paul, Dodge, Phoenix, Rayden, Kendrix, Landon, Layton and Lilly.

A gathering to celebrate Dennis's life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at the Church of the Harvest, 14841 S. Blackbob Road, Olathe, Kan. 66062. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Heartstrings Community Foundation, www.heartstringscf.org. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.