Alice "June" Higgins, 88, died May 21, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 13, 1920 at Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of Robert and Hannah (Derr) Sloan. She married Vincent Francis Higgins May 5, 1945 at McCracken, Kansas. He died October 16, 1998. A resident of Great Bend since 1953, coming from McCracken, Mrs. Higgins was a ward secretary for more than thirty years for St. Rose Hospital and later Central Kansas Medical Center. She retired in 1995. Mrs. Higgins was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the Altar Society. Survivors include one daughter, Lenora Keil and husband, Darrell, Great Bend, Kansas; one brother, Emerson Sloan, Kearney, Nebraska; one sister, Georgia Mills, Clark, South Dakota; two granddaughters: Janell Tracy and husband, Joey, Great Bend, Kansas; and Michell Keil and companion, Kyle Smith, Olmitz, Kansas; two great-grandchildren: Jayce Brewer and Hannah Smith; and four step-great-grandchildren: Bailey, Shelby, Ashten, and Brody Tracy. She was preceded in death by one brother, Emmett Sloan; and one sister, Marjorie Moran. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend. Father Reginald A. Urban will be celebrant. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Monday, May 25, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, or the Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral home.