Bettie Riggin, Dec 14, 2008
Little RockBETTIE MAE DILLON RIGGIN, 92, of Little Rock, surviving spouse of United Methodist pastor Robert Louis Riggin, passed away Dec. 14, 2008, at the Hot Spring County Medical Center in Malvern.
She was a born in Tide, Ark., in Ashley County on July 23, 1916. She was a resident of Little Rock since 2004 and a former resident of Portland for many years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Portland United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She served as an officer in the former Little Rock Conference United Methodist Women and was president of the former Monticello District United Methodist Women. She served as Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 591 of Portland.
In addition to her husband, she is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Martin and Gertrude Lee Morman Dillon, and three brothers and one sister.
She is survived by a daughter, Ann Ashcraft of Jones Mill; three sons, Dale Riggin of Benton, Don Riggin and wife, Dee, of Little Rock, and Dean Riggin and wife, Barbara, of Mabelvale; 15 grandchildren, 14 great-grand children; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial services was held Dec. 16 at Portland UMC, with burial in the Wilmot Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Camp Aldersgate, 2000 Aldersgate Road, Little Rock, AR 72205, or to Methodist Family Health, 1600 Aldersgate Road, Suite 200, Little Rock, AR 72205.
