Betty Wiggins

Betty Lou Wiggins, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center, following an extended illness.

She was born Feb. 28, 1954, in Sikeston, Mo., daughter of Pluitt and Willie Mae Wiggins.

Wiggins was a graduate of Sikeston High School. She was a member and choir director of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston.

Survivors include her mother; four brothers, Gary, Louis, Jim and Fred Wiggins; three sisters, Juanita Pearson, Dorothy Thornton and Barbara Thompson, all of Sikeston.

She was preceded in death by her father and a sister.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today at St. John Church, with the Rev. Chester Yarber officiating.

Williams Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.