Edward Albert "Tom" Riggs^{[1, 2]}

1916 - 2002  (85 years)

• Name	Edward Albert "Tom" Riggs
  Born	23 Dec 1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 7, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	19 Apr 2002	St. Mary's Medical Center, Knox County, Tennessee   [4, 5, 6]
  Buried	23 Apr 2002	Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I331953	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Chatt Jerry Riggs,   b. 20 Aug 1894, Rhea County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 May 1940, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Barshia Bratt,   b. Abt 1898, Tennessee
  Family ID	F130344	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth C. "Tib" Hutchings,   b. 17 Aug 1926,   d. 10 Jul 2008, Hillcrest North Health Care, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1949
  Children	+ 1. Mike Riggs   2. Vickie Riggs   3. Sherri Riggs
  Family ID	F130340	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Dec 1916 - Tennessee Buried - 23 Apr 2002 - Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 21 Oct 2011. Chad Edward Riggs obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 12 Jul 2008. Elizabeth C. "Tib" Riggs obituary [S112] Census, 1930. name: Edward Riggs event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 7, Jefferson, Tennessee gender: Male age: 13 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1917 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0012 family number: 24 sheet number and letter: 1B line number: 76 nara publication: T626, roll 2256 film number: 2341990 digital folder number: 4548170 image number: 00969 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Chatt Riggs M 34 Tennessee wife Barshia Riggs F 32 Tennessee daughter Sylvia Riggs F 15 Tennessee son Edward Riggs M 13 Tennessee son Clarence Riggs M 8 Tennessee son George Riggs M 6 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 22 Apr 2002. RIGGS , EDWARD A. (TOM) - age 85, of Knoxville, passed away Friday evening, April 19, 2002, at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was a member of Greenway Baptist Church, a 32nd Degree Mason, an Army Veteran of World War II, and retired from Consolidated Freightways. Preceded in death by his sister Sylvia Shipley; brothers, Bobby and George Riggs , and a granddaughter, Karen Cardwell. Survived by his wife of 53 years, Elizabeth (Tib) Riggs ; daughters and sons in law, Vickie and Donald Dycus of Ringgold, Ga., Sherri and Daniel Conrad of Knoxville; son and daughter in law, Mike and Sandy Riggs of Mascot; nine grandchildren; brothers and sister in law, Duddle Riggs , and Jerry and Peggy Riggs , and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 7:30 p.m. Monday at Gentry-Griffey Chapel, Rev Herb Jones officiating. Family and friends will meet at Lynnhurst Cemetery at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday for a 12 noon interment service. The family will receive friend's 5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday at Gentry-Griffey Chapel [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # RIGGS EDWARD A 04-19-2002 / 85 KNOX KNOX / TN MARRIED M WHITE 17211 [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 413-05-0670. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Knox County, Tennessee