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1916 - 2003 (87 years)
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Name |
PATE, Mary Kathleen"Kat" |
Born |
03 Feb 1916 |
Henry County, Indiana |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
06 Apr 2003 |
Pendleton, Henry County, Indiana |
Buried |
Mechanicsburg Cemetery |
Person ID |
I7411 |
Connecticut Spangs |
Last Modified |
23 Jun 2015 |
Father |
PATE, Garfield, b. Sep 1881, Indiana |
Relationship |
Natural |
Mother |
CRAIG, Arminta, b. 11 Mar 1882, Cadiz, Henry County, Indiana , d. 1967 (Age 84 years) |
Relationship |
Natural |
Married |
11 Mar 1911 |
Henry County, Indiana |
Family ID |
F1887 |
Group Sheet |
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Notes |
Obituary as it appeared in the Knightstown Banner, Knightstown, Indiana on page 2, issue date April 9, 2003:
"MARY KATHLEEN RIGGS
FEB. 3, 1916 - APR. 6, 2003 ...
"Mary Kathleen 'Kat" Riggs, 87, a resident of rural Cadiz, died Sunday, April 6 at Rawlins House Convalescent Center in Pendleton. She was born February 3, 1916 in Henry County, a daughter of the late Garfield and Armittie (Craig) Pate.
Mrs. Riggs was a 1934 graduate of Cadiz High School. She was a homemaker and a member of the Friendly Neighbors Home Makers Club and the Farm Bureau Association.
Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis (husband Harry) Boze of Mechanicsburg, and Jama (husband Dr. Robert) Tennant of Greenfield; one son, Glenn Riggs of Shirley; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Tudie Kuhn; one son-in-law, Ronnie Sowers; one daughter-in-law, Deanna Riggs; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester (Codge) Riggs in 1993; one son, Keith Riggs in 1969; one daughter, Marlene K. Sowers, 2001; one granddaughter, Glenna Skinner, 1995; two brothers, Sam and Glen Pate; one sister, Helen Fowler; a half-brother, Harold Kuhn and half-sister, Marie Unger.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Condo & Son Funeral Home in Wilkinson with Marty Ballard officiating. Burial will follow in Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 9)."
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