June 17, 2025, 85, Goldsboro —

Kenneth R. Wiggins, 85 of Myrtle Beach South Carolina,  passed away June 17, 2025 while being cared for at Harbison Shores Memory Care in Columbia, South Carolina.

Kenneth was born in Elizabeth, NJ on February 20th, 1940. He worked at Elizabeth Iron Works and D&D Auto body before moving to Myrtle Beach, S.C 49 years ago where he joined his father in the family-owned construction business, Wiggins Construction Co. He enjoyed riding his motorcycles and being The President of The Rifle Association. He was a prankster and liked to make people laugh.

He was preceded in death by his father, E. Chester Wiggins; his mother, Eleanor Wiggins; his brother, Gary F. Wiggins; his first wife, Jo Ann; his second wife, Betty; his daughter, Theresa Ann Gawronski; and his grandson, Timothy Clark.

He is survived by his daughter, Jo Ann Superior, and her fiancé, Robert Moffitt, of New Jersey; four grandchildren: Eternity Gawronski, Genevieve Marie Superior, Robert M. Superior, and Krystal Superior; and six great-grandchildren: Bobby Johnson, Alayna Lukasewicz, Lilyana, Noah, Isaiah, and Jaxson Superior.

He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, including Gary and Christopher Wiggins, with whom he shared a particularly close bond.

Mr. Wiggins will be laid to rest in the Price-Wiggins Cemetery, 153-101 Lake George Dr., Mt Olive NC 28365.