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ELIZABETH C. RIGGEN
Thursday, January 9, 1958 paper
Elizabeth Cochran, daughter of James and Catherine Cochran, was born near
Galesburg, IL, Feb. 8, 1862, and passed away at the Sullivan County Memorial
Hospital in Milan, MO, Jan. 1, 1958.
June 1, 1880, she was united in marriage to Stephen Arnold Douglas Riggen. To
this union, five children were born: Mrs. Lenora Mewmaw, who survives; John
Clarence, who passed away Aug. 18, 1946; Pearl, an infant, who passed away in
1888; Alva Raymond, who passed away Jan. 18, 1957, and Bernie Pfieffer, who
passed away April 4, 1943.
When but a small child she moved with her parents to Sullivan County where she
lived with her husband in the Sterling Community until her husbands failing
health made it necessary for them to move to Milan in Sept. 1920. Three years
later, Oct. 11, 1923, her husband passed away. After his death she moved to the
home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan A. Mewmaw, where she
was welcomed as a member of the family for 34 years.
Her interest in church work began at a very early age. Attending Sunday school
many years ago at the McClaskey School house, later
at Sullivan First Church and when the Sterling Church was built, became a member
there. After moving to Milan, her membership was transferred to the Milan
Methodist Church where she was an active worker as long as her health permitted.
She was the last of a pioneer family of 9 children-5 sisters and 3 brothers
having preceded her in death. Besides her daughter, with whom she made her home,
she is survived by her three daughters-in-law, five grandchildren, seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted from the Milan Methodist Church Friday, Jan. 3,
1958, at 2. P. M. by Rev. Walter Imes, assisted by Rev. Paul Paschal.
The active pallbearers were Herbert Bartimus, Paul Yos, Herbert Tipton, Billy
Keith McClaskey, Albert Cochran and Lloyd Cochran.
Honorary pallbearers were E. L. Calfee, M. D. Burgher, John McFadden, A. W.
Caldwell, Charles Morris, Ralph Cochran, Ray Fairley, Algia Williams, Ira Smith,
Elva Miller, Bill Clem, Guy Sterling and A. C. Boyd.
Burial was in the Shatto Cemetery under the direction of Riggen's Funeral Home.
* From a Milan newspaper
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