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1863 - 2002



Riggs, Ellsworth

Rites At Wonsevu,

Ellsworth Riggs Passes Suddenly

H. Ellsworth Riggs, 56, died unexpectedly at his farm home in the Wonsevu community Sunday morning. He had been in ill health for several years<.BR>
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:30 pm this Thursday in the Wonsevu Christian Church with the Rev. J. W. Chadwick, the church pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Wonsevu Cemetery.

Surviving Mr Riggs are his wife, Eva, of the home; two sons, Danny Riggs, Lemon Grove, Calif., and Gary Riggs, Van Nuys. Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Sue Jones, Flatwood, Ky., two brothers, Paul Riggs, rural Burns, and Gerald Riggs, Hutchinson; three sisters, Mrs. Edith Bucher, Strong City, Mrs. Eva Boyer, Emporia, and Mrs. Myrtle Sayre, Valley Center. Rotz Funeral Home, Florence, was in charge of arrangements.

Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Mar 26, 1970





Chase County Death Notices and Obituaries,
compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant and Chase County Leader Newspapers
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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