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Eva Lynette (Higgs) Kennedy, 78, of Edgerton, Kansas, went to see her Lord and Savior after battling cancer for twelve years at her Edgerton, KS home on October 4, 2020.

She was born on November 3, 1941 in Vancouver, Washington, to George Leroy and Eva Myrtle (Idler) Higgs. She graduated from James Madison High School with the class of 1959. After high school, Eva attended NW College of the Bible and received her Mrs. Degree.

On January 20, 1962, Eva was married to James Kennedy in Gresham, Oregon. They shared a loving marriage for over 58 years.

Together they moved to Bemidji, Minnesota, for missionary work in 1967. From 1980 to 1996 Eva helped James run a ServiceMASTER store in Bemidji. In 1996 they moved to Camp Yamhill, Oregon, where she was a camp cook for eight years. In 2004 they moved to Edgerton, KS, and within a year Eva started cooking for Vintage Park in Baldwin City, KS until her battle with cancer caused her retirement in 2009.

Eva is survived by her husband James Kennedy, Edgerton, KS; two daughters, Maretta Lynn Kennedy, Olathe, KS, and Arla Long and her husband, Brian, Edgerton, KS; two grandchildren, Katherine ‘Katie’ and Ryan Long; a sister, Georgianna Propp and her husband Gary, McMinnville, Oregon; and many nieces and nephews.

Her parents and a baby sister, Carol Higgs, had preceded her death.

Eve was a member of the Church of Christ in Baldwin City and an active member of the 10th Street Quilters.

She was kind, loving, endlessly forgiving, and always eager to help others. She loved her family and enjoyed cooking and sewing, especially quilts.

To celebrate Eve’s life, a service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Christ’s Church, 203 10th Street, Baldwin City, KS 66006. For those unable to attend the service, a live stream will be offered available on the Lamb-Roberts-Price Facebook page. Inurnition will take place at a later date at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS. Commemorative donations can be made to Tallgrass Christian Camp or the American Cancer Society and sent to Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home, PO Box 64, Baldwin City, KS 66006. Condolences can be conveyed to the family at www.lamb-roberts. com.