| Show funeral services held for pioneer of kanae kanab funeral services for or brigham riggs sr were held in the ka nab north ward chapel tuesday april 3 under the direction ot of I 1 the south ward III bishopric sho pric with clifford heaton conducting the choir chair sang bang 1 I know that my redeemer Rede omer lives with boyd Y mcallister mca ulster as soloist invocation was waa offered by the aged and lite long friend Z 1 k judd the choir chair sang ill go where you want ate ale to go dear lord the first speaker alex adams of delta gave a stirring tribute to the deceased that thai he had known brig riggs all hla his lite iko and bore testimony that lie he was a leader among men even as aa abra ham of at old lie he called him a great peacemaker peace maker and gave and lent to all who ask of him 11 as aa Is commanded in fit the word of god the ladles double trio rendered just A warin for you in recognition of the lowliness lon liness brig felt always atter after the passing of his sweetheart the second speaker george lytle of st george had ridden the range with brig for over 50 years and told of him being the outstanding out standing cowboy of all time he spoke ke ot of his love tor for his co companions M who battled nature with it him I 1 m A beautiful duet in the garden d i was sung by leroy heaton and julia H young the concluding speaker stake president charles C heaton atso also spoke of the cowboy ufa life of brig bilg riggs having known him on oil the range since lie he himself was waa a very young boy he said that brig riggs was i a saml symbol bol of honesty and fairness on therance the range and was levei known to brand a long ear oar without knowing positively whose calf it was sald 11 ho e reverent in the glorious can canyons and hills where he rode and had taught him that man dan can worship other than in a chapel he gave a short account of brig going down into kanab buloh which Is no BO deep and narrow ona one can call look up and see stars anytime of the day Alth although bugh old ola then ho he accompanied bp 11 8 mcallister McAll lster down there tor for the cornerstone for the church building which stands today as a monument to him boyd mcallister Mc AlUster and leroy heaton sang empty biddies Bad dies to a congregation where men shed tears closing song was by the 0 0 istar star divine offered by daniel 8 frost froat the pale pal bearers were six of mr MF grandsons hugh R B elson elbon riggs graham macdonald clyde R young burns B riggs and hat hal R egbert the graveau gra gravo veat at the cemetery was dedicated by osmer lamb of mt carmel cannel brigham adelbert brigham A riggs bon conof of john and adeline A hamblin riggs was born april 30 1867 1857 at TiT thoele tooele oele utah As an intact ho he was taken to washington county by his parents who ohad bam I 1 called to the santa clara mission in 1871 tile the 14 year old boy come came to kano kane county ills his parents as in founding the town of kanab where he spent the remainder ot of his life hla his mother being the sister of the famous indian friend jacob hamblin he was necessarily in very close contact with the indian situation of that time no ho learned their language and their ways and at the time of ills his death some of the moccasin indians at the home to say that brig was a good indian friend ile he helped build every dam we have had and they have been many and some very difficult jobs he was wan a good mathematician and a natural engineer brig riggs was a prominent cattle ralser living having entered this thin business when lie he was but four years old when his father gave him a calf as a start in tho the live stock business ite ile was one of the first men to run roll cattle on tho the bab national forest and could recall when the range in the fre donla area now brush covered was knee deep with meadow grass grm ile he played the snare anaro drum in first martial band on oil oct 12 1882 he married rachol rachel ford in ili the st george temple she died in may 1940 1040 having been married years ile he was tile the father of eight child chila roll ren six ui of whom survive they are mrs minniw R 0 13 A riggs jr J ensign riggs mrs airs emby R macdonald and mrs 1 adeline it griffith all of kanab and mrs ruth R drew of salt lake city also surviving are 42 grandchildren 35 great grand gran d childre childrens nj and a sister mrs agney agne H it John johnson soi of 0 mesa arizona Arl Tiona mr riggs has six eix grand grandsons eDne and one granddaughter in the armed services four of the boys boya lare are overseas at cosent and another has been returned some of them have been cited tor for unusual bravery and some have received the purple heart |
