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In Memory Of Our Poets

Frank Willard Riggs, III (1930-2010) - Class Of 1948

RIGGS, Frank Willard, III, age 79, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2010. He was a graduate of Sidney Lanier High School and the University of Virginia. Frank served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. In 1957, he graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law and was a respected attorney in Montgomery for over 50 years. He was a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was preceded in death by his son, Frank W. Riggs, IV and his parents, Dr. Frank W. Riggs and Mary Walker Riggs.  Survivors include his wife, Isobel Bowland Riggs; daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Steve NeSmith; grandchildren, Laura NeSmith, Stephen (Rachel) NeSmith, Emily (Eric) Mitchell and Scott NeSmith; sister and brother-in-law, Susan and James M. Walker; brother, Blucher H. Cooper; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3460 Carter Hill Road. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be at Leak Memory Chapel on Friday, April 30, 2010 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Mr. Riggs will lie-in-state at the church one hour prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Montgomery, Montgomery County Humane Shelter, or the Humanitarian Aid Fund of the LDS Church. Leak Memory Chapel Directing. www.leak-mc.com
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Funeral Home: LEAK MEMORY
Publication Date: 04/29/2010