Glenn R. Riggs, 72, of 429 Indiana Avenue, Chester, W.Va., died at 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, 1998, in Fox Nursing Home, Chester, where he had been a patient for two years. Mr. Riggs was a member of Chester First Christian Church, where he was a former elder and deacon. He was a graduate of Aleppo High School and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the South Pacific during World War II. He retired after 32 years as a heater and bottom maker in Blooming Mill of Weirton Steel. Mr. Riggs was a member of the mill's 25 Year Club, and was a former Chester councilman. On November 19, 1946, he married Gloria M. Gable, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Terry G. Riggs of East Liverpool, Ohio, and Joseph Scott Riggs of Bradenton, Fla.; two daughters, Bonnie S. Lee of Newell, W.Va., and Sandra L. Loar of Colliers, W.Va.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Ralph Riggs of Chester and Kenneth Riggs of Detroit, Mich. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Thursday, September 17, 1998Glenn R. Riggs
Weirton Steel retiree was WWII Navy veteran
He was born April 4, 1926, in Greene County, a son of John R. and Lilly B. Grimm Riggs. He was a resident of Weirton, W.Va., until moving to Chester 30 years ago.