Obituary of Grethel Blaine Riggs, Hardin County, Illinois
Copyright 1999  Wanda Reed

Name of Deceased:  Grethel Blaine Riggs
Name of Newspaper:  Hardin County Independent
Date of Newspaper:  Unknown 


Obituary:

Grethel Blaine Riggs, daughter of Joseph and Phoebe Blaine was 
born June 14, 1902, near Cave-in-Rock, Illinois and passed away 
March 25, 1973, being 70 years old.  She was preceded in death 
by her father, mother and one sister.
She was untied in marriage to William H. Riggs on September 26, 
1926, being happily married 47 years.
She leaves to mourn her passing: her husband, William H. Riggs; 
a brother, Galen Blaine and wife, their daughter Galena Dalton, 
and family of Justice, Illinois, and son Gladly Joe Blaine, and 
family of Joppa, Illinois; a sister, Nigel B. Herrin, of 
Springfield, Illinois, her daughter Peggy Walker, and family of 
Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, and son Dr. Roger D. Herrin and family 
of Harrisburg, Illinois.
A sister-in-law, Margaret Thornberry, of Cave-in-Rock, Illinois, 
her sons Brad riggs and family of Eldorado, Illinois, Bob Riggs 
and family of Bath, Maine, and Mike Riggs at home; three daughters, 
Mary Ann Davidson and family of Jackson, Ohio, Jody Austin and 
family of Cave-in-rock, Illinois and daughter, Nikki, at home.  
Her mother-in-law, Ellen Riggs, of Cave-in-rock, Illinois, a 
large number of cousins in Chicago, Detroit, California and 
Blythesville, Arkansas, and hundreds of high school graduates 
and friends.
She became a member of the United Methodist Church of Cave-in-Rock 
over 25 years ago, being baptized by Brother Stine.  She was an 
active member of the church, having taught the Loyal Daughters 
class for at least fifteen years, and attended church regularly 
as long as her health permitted.  She graduated from Southern 
at Carbondale and the University of Illinois.  She taught school 
for 31 years.  This was her whole life, which she enjoyed very 
much.  Her every wish was to help some boy or girl.
Her favorite time of the year was spring.  In her classes she 
always taught the poem "Trees" along with Shakespere's "Hamlet" 
and "Macbeth."
One of her favorite Bible passages was the Twenty-third Psalm, 
and while ill, received 10 cards from friends containing this 
Psalm:
The Lord is my Shepherd: I shall not want,
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters
He restoreth my soul he leadeth me in the paths of the 
   righteousness for His Name's sake
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil; for thou art with me.  
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me
Thou prepareth a table before me in the presence of 
   mine enemies;
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.  Surely goodness and mercy 
   shall follow me all the days of my life; and 
   I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever

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