Calvin Leroy Wiggins Sr.

Calvin was born on September 29, 1941 in Kansas City, Kansas to Calvin Earl Wiggins and Florence Ruth Wiggins. The second oldest of three, Calvin went right in to the working life. Working for Swift for some time and then joining Safeway, where he worked from 1968-1992, and then went on to work for Food Barn, where he eventually retired. He was a member of Teamster Local 955. Calvin met the love of his life, Dianna, in 1961 and they married in 1963. They had two beautiful children.

Calvin was a very kind, gentle-hearted man, who was friends with everybody. He loved going fishing, hunting, going to the shooting range, and going to sporting events with grandkids and great grandkids. Calvin also had a smile and laugh that no one could forget. He really enjoyed listening to his old country music and creating his own dance moves. Calvin was there when you needed him, and you could always count on him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Calvin Earl Wiggins and Florence Ruth Wiggins; his beloved son, Calvin Leroy Wiggins, Jr.; his sister, Lula Harris; his in-laws, Elvin and Flora Killbreth; his brothers-in-law, Donald Harris, and Michael Killbreth; and his sisters-in-law, Joann Shields, and Mary Parker.

Calvin is survived by his beautiful wife of 58 years, Dianna Wiggins (Lansing); his daughter, Deanna Garza (Lansing); his sister, Rosemary (KCK); his sister-in-law, Brenda Davidson (Leavenworth); his grandchildren, Natisha (Jerry) Olathe, Heather (Lisa) Shawnee, Gabe (Anita) Lansing, Josh (Rachael) Leavenworth, Nikki (Derrick) Leavenworth, Chey (Lansing), Darrin (Kansas City), and Dustin (Kelsey) Parkville; twenty great grandchildren, Dylan, Kaylee, Jaylynn, Kenny, Jameson, Adrian, Adida, Gabby, Zanna, Jasper, Conner, Lucy, Kentyn, Embrli, Bryleigh, Brayden, Mariah, Michael, Malayna, and Liam, who loved their great grandpa to the moon and back and one great-great grandchild, Majesty.

A visitation will be from 12:00-2:00pm, with funeral services at 2:00pm, all on Friday, December 17th at Chapel Hill – Butler Funeral Home, 701 N. 94th St., KCK. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Fond memories and condolences for Calvin may be left at www.chapelhill-butler.com, as arrangements are under the direction of Chapel Hill – Butler Funeral Home.