Wayne Higgs

Dalton Wayne Higgs, 75, of Manitou, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

Born on May 20, 1950, in Bremen, Kentucky, to the late Miriam Dockins Higgs and Lester Freeman Higgs, Wayne spent his working years as a Highway Tech II for the Kentucky State Department of Transportation. He found quiet satisfaction in watching football, tinkering in his garage, and participating in Rock Steady Boxing at the YMCA as he courageously managed Parkinson’s. Above all, his greatest joy was the time spent with his family. He was a man of Baptist faith.

In addition to his parents, Wayne was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Higgs, and his nephew, Chad Higgs.

He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Pamela Winchel Higgs of Manitou; daughters, Christy (Benton) Hoagland of Manitou, Dana (Kevin) Nance of Manitou, and Jennifer (Jim) Roberson of Granite City, Illinois; sisters, Brenda (Gary) Gibson of Corydon, Kentucky, and Diane (Randall) Rone of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; grandchildren, Courtney (Johnathon) Watts, Ashley (Mason) Roberts, Austin (Jaci Pike) Hoagland, Evan Hoagland, and Kaylea Roberson; great-grandchildren, Carter Watts and Charlie Roberts; and several nieces and nephews.