Kenneth Liddle Higgins

KERNERSVILLE – Mr. Kenneth Liddle Higgins, 88, passed away on Thursday, January 16th, 2025 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. Kenneth was born on March 17, 1936 in Galax, VA to Dean and Mattie Lou Liddle Higgins. He was a career truck driver, retiring from Roadway Express in Kernersville after 28 years of service. He loved the outdoors – hunting, fishing, golf, and motorcycle riding – making his home on the Blue Ridge Parkway a perfect fit. To be closer to family, Kenneth and Shelbie moved back to Kernersville in 2018. Kenneth, aka “Popeye,” was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will be deeply missed. 

In addition to his parents, Kenneth was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Richard Higgins; one brother, Worth Higgins; and three sisters, Iris Higgins Cole, Elizabeth Higgins Melton, and Sharon Higgins Plichta.

Kenneth is survived by his loving wife, Shelbie Feimster Higgins; three children, Scott Higgins (wife, Tina), Lori Higgins Rohs, and Brad Hayes (wife, Kim); seven grandchildren, Blain, Blair, Griffin, Mattie, Grayson, Sally, and Will; four great-grandchildren, Olivia, Jackson, Porter, and Graham; one brother, Robert Dean Higgins; and one sister, Imogene Higgins Frye.

A service to celebrate Kenneth’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Hayworth Miller Kernersville Chapel with Pastor Sam Barlett officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. There will also be a reception following the service at Main Street United Methodist Church.

Memorials may be made to Trellis Supportive Care, 101 Hospice Ln, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or the Alzheimer’s Association.