DEATHS:  Mrs. Bessie Wigginton, d. 1955/  Mrs. Ida Wigginton Drake, d. 1953, Bullitt Co., KY
DEATH: William Wigginton, age 79, buried Spencer Co., KY

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Donated by: Marion Small - smallrich@aol.com
Transcribed by: Brenda Woods - kybrenda@aol.com
Date: 30 Mar 2000
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WIGGINTON, Mrs. Bessie (nee SHANKLIN) passed way 7/15/1955, St. Anthony's Hospital, 78 
years. wife of Ernest Z. WIGGINTON, survived by 7 children, 12 grandchildren, 11 great 
grandchildren. Funeral Hebron Church, burial Hebron Cemetery.

DRAKE, Mrs. Ida WIGGINTON, age 79 died 8/10/1953 Buechel, KY.  sister of Mrs. Nannie CORNELL 
and dear aunt of Claude and William CORNELL, Mrs. M. D. JASPER< Mrs. William RICHARSON, all 
of Mt. washington, KY and Mrs. Edgar FIDLER of Louisville, KY.  McFARLAN's Funeral Home, Mt. 
Washington, Cemetery

Obituary  - DRAKE, Mrs. Ida Wigginton, age 79 years, suddenly, Monday August 10, 1953, at 5 
p.m. at Rest Hill Convalescent Home, Buschel, Ky. Residence, Mt. Washington. Devoted sister 
of Mrs. Nannie Cornell and dear aunt of Claude and William Cornell, Mrs. M.D.Jasper, Mrs. 
William Richardson, all of Mt. Washington, Ky., and Mrs. Edgar Fidler, and nephews and 
great-great neices and nephews. Mrs Drake is at McFarland's Funeral Home, Mt. Washington, 
Ky. Funeral services from the Mt. Washington Baptist Church, Wednesday, August 
13, at 2 o'clock D.S.T. Internment Mt. Washington Cemetery.
From Aunt Mary's (Jasper) Scrapbook, p.3

WIGGINTON, William H. 68, 4/1(year written beside clipping is 1952)  residence Lyndon, KY. 
father of Mrs. Mary Louise MOLL, Mrs. Elmer C. Jane WEELKLEY of Ohio,   also one  brother 
Tom WIGGINTON, 4 sisters, Mrs. Charles (Maude) HELEY, Mrs. Humphrey (Ollie) THOMAS, Mrs. 
Alma ROBINSON, Mrs. Julian ALCORN, also survived by 5 grandchildren. Arch L. HEADY funeral 
home, Elk Creek Cemetery.

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Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 17:32:52 EDT
From: Pat45324@aol.com
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Donated by Marion Small (smallrichm@aol.com) from "Aunt Mary's Scrapbook." 

Local Citizen Dies Shortly After 55th Wedding Anniversary

William Wigginton 79 years old, esteemed citizen of Jeffersontown, died at his home Friday 
morning at 7 o'clock after an illness of three weeks, following a paralytic stroke.

The Tuesday before Mr. Wigginton's death was the 55th anniversary of his wedding day, which 
date he frequently mentioned during his illness and for which he seemed to  husband all his 
strength to remain.  After Tuesday a marked and rapid decline was noted till his death.

Surviving, besides the widow, Mrs. Mary Bryant Wigginton, are four daughters, Mrs. Maude 
Hefley of Midville, Mrs. Alma Robison of Lyndon, and Miss Aline Wigginton of Jeffersontown; 
three sons, William Wigginton of Elk Creek, Thomas Wigginton of Lousiville and George 
Wigginton of Buechel.  There are also seven grandchildren and three greatchildren.

The funeral was from Jeffersontown Baptist Church of which Mr. Wigginton was a member, on 
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, the pastor, Rev. L.T. Wright officiating, assisted by 
Rev. W.O. Beatty of Weaver Memorial church, a friend of the family, and Rev. Dobbins of 
Buechel Baptist church.

Burial was near the old home of the deceassed in Elk creek Cemtery, Spencer County.