JuneRiggins

JUNE RIGGINS slipped peacefully into heaven on April 18, 2013, after battling cancer the past two years.

She was born on June 19, 1941 in Camden, New Jersey to William Alexander and Delberta Brown Willard who predeceased her. June married Clifford Woodruff Riggins on June 23, 1962 in Moorestown, New Jersey. Within their first year of marriage they lost their jobs and quickly relocated to Greenville, Texas.  June became a homemaker while Cliff worked for LTV/E-Systems/Raytheon for almost 33 years. 

She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her hobbies included sewing, bowling, gardening, traveling and enjoying her grandchildren.  For many years she made the grandchildren’s costumes for Halloween and school projects.  She also enjoyed taking the grandchildren to movies, plays, shopping excursions, day trips and vacations. June was also a fabulous cook and baked for Vacation Bible School at Ridgecrest Baptist Church for many years.  She also served diligently by helping with the Tools for School program for several years.

On the first Sunday of January 2010, she and Cliff joined Highland Terrace Baptist Church and June was soon baptized on February 7, 2010 with family and friends in attendance.  June loved being active in the Senior Adult Ministry taking trips and attending fellowships and faithfully serving in so many different ways.

She was able to host a family reunion with her sister and family in her home in January.  It was an awesome weekend! June is survived by her husband of almost 51 years, son Todd Riggins, daughter Dawn and husband Ken Rodden, granddaughters Bayli Anne Rodden and Faith Gabriella Rodden, and grandson Jake Rodden, all of Greenville, and granddaughter Sydney and husband Matthew Hudson of Tyler, Texas;  sister Susan Jones, niece Lori Anne Maddox and nephew Stephen Jones all of Madison, Mississippi, and great-nephew Joe and Kourtney Maddox and son Benjamin of Indiana, and great-niece Taylor Suzanne Jones of Indiana.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the HTBC Building Fund, The American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.                          .

Visitation is Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.  A memorial service will be held at Highland Terrace Baptist Church on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. with Brother Royce Litchfield officiating. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.