Riggs, Jerry Randall

Jerry Randall Riggs was born April 3, 1935, in Fairfield, Iowa, the son of Roscoe and Oshia (Wood) Riggs. He died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at his home at age 75. Celebration of Life service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 24, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Williamsburg, with Pastor James Parks officiating. Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Williamsburg. Burial will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Batavia Cemetery.

Jerry graduated from Fairfield High School. He was united in marriage to Ruth Frescoln on June 10, 1956, in Batavia. Jerry owned and operated Quincy Tire and Service Center in Ottumwa before retirement. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. The couple lived in Fairfield and Ottumwa before moving to High Amana in 2002.

Jerry was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Williamsburg, KAABA Shrine, Scottish Rite Free Masonry, Clinton Lodge 15 AF & AM Free Masonry of Fairfield and the Amana Heritage Society. Jerry enjoyed gardening, fishing, traveling, camping, hunting (especially mushrooms) and woodworking.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Ruth of High Amana; a daughter, Andrea (Lanny) Haldy of Amana; two grandsons, Zachary Neumann of Sacramento, Calif., and Benjamin Neumann of Amana; a twin brother, James (Rose) Riggs of Norwalk; and three sisters, Ruth Wilson of Rogers, Ark., Charlotte Klise of Wakarusa, Kan., and Shirley (Gene) Freeman of Bettendorf.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harry Riggs and Wayne Riggs; and a sister, Vera Whitmore.

Memorials are for St. Paul United Methodist Church, Amana Heritage Society, Essence of Life Hospice in Amana or the American Heart Association.

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