Betty Riggs

Betty Riggs, 83, of Jackson, formerly of Murray, Kentucky, and East Prairie, Missouri, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Monticello House.

She was born Nov. 23, 1935, in Ridgely, Tennessee, to James Thomas and Beatrice Swan Long.

She was a 1953 graduate of Braggadocio High School in Braggadocio, Missouri. She and James E. Riggs were married Aug. 17, 1957, at Braggadocio Baptist Church. They had been married 60 years, when James passed away April 5, 2018.

Betty and James made their first home in East Prairie. She worked 27 years at the Division of Family Services and was an active member of First Baptist Church, its choir and Woman's Missionary Union.

After retiring in 1991, they moved to Murray and enjoyed living and fishing on Kentucky Lake and were faithful members of First Baptist Church in Murray.

Betty enjoyed cooking, sewing, quilting and crafts.

Loving survivors include two daughters, Lisa (Perry) Jones of Calhoun, Kentucky, and Laura (John) Robinson of Jackson; three grandchildren, Lucas Jones, Kendall (Nathan) Lee and Ashley (Josh) Puckett; a great-grandson, Harper Lee; and two siblings, Charles (Marie) Long of Paducah, Kentucky, and Margie (Ray) Hampton of New Market, Alabama.

She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Randy Riley and Troy Richards officiating.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Murray Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Murray.

A committal ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the mausoleum, with the Rev. Boyd Smith officiating.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to First Baptist Church of Murray or North American Mission Board of the Missouri Southern Baptist Convention.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.