 1940 - 2016 (75 years)
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| Name |
Ronald E. Riggs |
| Birth |
25 Sep 1940 |
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
17 May 2016 |
Ellerslie, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Notes |
- Ronald E. Riggs, 75, of Ellerslie, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, after a brief illness at home. A son of the late Ralph and Bette Riggs, he was born Sept. 25, 1940, in Cumberland. As a young man, Ronn worked as a youth counselor and athletic coach for the YMCA both in Cumberland and in Dorchester, Mass. He later was employed as a manager with the 7-11 Company and also sold insurance. He was employed as a shift foreman and plant superintendent with Kelly Springfield Tire Company, in Cumberland, and retired from Goodyear Tire in Akron, Ohio, in 2000. Upon retirement, he and his wife moved back to Ellerslie. He also worked part-time with the food service department of the Allegany County Board of Education. A 1959 graduate of Allegany High School, Ronn was a standout athlete, which inspired a lifelong love of all things Alco and he never missed a Homecoming game. He was one of the first students to attend Allegany Community College when it opened in 1961. Ronn was an avid Washington Redskins and New York Yankees fan. He loved to watch any sport with a ball in it. For the last 10 years, Ronn enjoyed spending summers camping at Hidden Springs Campground. His other hobbies included coaching, mentoring youth, reading, gardening, tending his pets and overseeing a pond full of oversized goldfish. He was a fan of Westerns and was very seldom without wearing one of his trademark cowboy hats. On July 6, 1963, he married the love of his life, Faye Ann Lowery Riggs, who survives him at home. He is also survived by one grandson, Cody Stephens, whom he had raised for the last 10 years, at home; and by one son, Shane Riggs, LaVale. He is also survived by four sisters, Sherry Laurie, Debbie Saathoff, Shawn Scott and Gigi Riggs; three brothers, Paul Riggs, Charles Riggs and Dennis Riggs; by a brother-in-law, who was more like a brother to him, George M. Lowery; by seven other in-laws; many nieces and nephews; and by many friends he often referred to as his adopted or second family. In addition to his parents, Ronn was preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, George J. and Anna K. Lowery; and by a daughter, Teri Dawn Riggs Stephens, whom he adored. He was a member of the Ellerslie United Methodist Church. At Ronn's request, he has been cremated. A private celebration of life service will be held by the family at a date to be determined later. Arrangements are under the direction of Adams Family Funeral Home, Cumberland. Memorial contributions can be made to the Teri Riggs Stephens Memorial Scholarship at Allegany College of Maryland. In a letter Ronn left to his family, to be read upon his passing, he wrote: "Cry for me a little, but laugh much. My life was much better for having all of you in it. I will miss all of you and will be waiting to see you all again." His family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the oncology and nursing staff at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, for the nurses in the Hospice care, and to the staff and medical associates at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia, Pa. Published in Cumberland Times News, May 20, 2016
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| Person ID |
I49900 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Family |
Faye Ann Lowery, b. 25 Mar 1943, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland d. 25 Dec 2017, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia (Age 74 years) |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F18672 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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