PATE, Mary Kathleen"Kat"

Female 1916 - 2003  (87 years)


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  • Name PATE, Mary Kathleen"Kat" 
    Born 03 Feb 1916  Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 06 Apr 2003  Pendleton, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mechanicsburg Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7411  Connecticut Spangs
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2015 

    Father PATE, Garfield,   b. Sep 1881, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother CRAIG, Arminta,   b. 11 Mar 1882, Cadiz, Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 11 Mar 1911  Henry County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1887  Group Sheet

    Family RIGGS, Chester "Codge",   b. 26 Mar 1915, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1993  (Age 77 years) 
    Children 
     1. RIGGS, Keith,   b. 14 Feb 1936,   d. 1969  (Age 32 years)
     2. Living
     3. RIGGS, Marlene K.,   b. 07 Nov 1940,   d. 2001  (Age 60 years)
     4. Living
     5. Living
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2015 
    Family ID F2725  Group Sheet

  • 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)."