TERRE HAUTE — BRAZIL — Charlotte (Keyes) Briggs, 98, of Brazil, passed away at Cloverleaf Health Care Center, in Knightsville, on Dec. 1, 2010, following a recent illness.
She was born July 30, 1912, in Mondovi, Wis. Charlotte graduated from high school and later attended secretarial school.
Mrs. Briggs married William M. Briggs, who preceded her in death in 1985.
Charlotte worked as a secretary at Van Hise Middle School, in Madison, Wis., retiring in 1984.
She was a member of the Bethany United Methodist Church in Madison, and the First United Methodist Church in Brazil. Charlotte was also a member of the El Shaddai Emmaus Community. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and friend.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Augusta Keyes; husband William M. Briggs; sister, Trudy Lybeck; brothers, Vincent and Malcom Keyes; and daughter, Barbara Ann Briggs.
Survivors include her son, William R. Briggs of Clay City; grandchildren, Terri Moore and husband John of Centerpoint, Tom Hamilton and wife Eileen of Madisonville, Ky., Tim Hamilton of Brownsburg, Todd Hamilton of Dade City, Fla., Tracy Hamilton, of Indianapolis, William A. Briggs of St. Petersburg, Fla., and George R. Briggs of Indianapolis; great-grandchildren: Brandon Moore and wife Shawna, Breanna Moore, Orianna D. Hamilton, Michael Hamilton, Heather, Jake, and Kara Hamilton; sister, Velma McGuigan and husband Frank of Madison; brother-in-law, Robert Briggs of Tuscon, Ariz., sister-in-law, Helen Briggs of St. Paul, Minn. as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family members throughout the United States.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at French Funeral Home.
Entombment will take place at Roselawn Memorial Park, in Madison, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Light House Mission.
To light a candle in her memory, visit:
www.frenchfuneralhome.com
She was born July 30, 1912, in Mondovi, Wis. Charlotte graduated from high school and later attended secretarial school.
Mrs. Briggs married William M. Briggs, who preceded her in death in 1985.
Charlotte worked as a secretary at Van Hise Middle School, in Madison, Wis., retiring in 1984.
She was a member of the Bethany United Methodist Church in Madison, and the First United Methodist Church in Brazil. Charlotte was also a member of the El Shaddai Emmaus Community. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and friend.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Augusta Keyes; husband William M. Briggs; sister, Trudy Lybeck; brothers, Vincent and Malcom Keyes; and daughter, Barbara Ann Briggs.
Survivors include her son, William R. Briggs of Clay City; grandchildren, Terri Moore and husband John of Centerpoint, Tom Hamilton and wife Eileen of Madisonville, Ky., Tim Hamilton of Brownsburg, Todd Hamilton of Dade City, Fla., Tracy Hamilton, of Indianapolis, William A. Briggs of St. Petersburg, Fla., and George R. Briggs of Indianapolis; great-grandchildren: Brandon Moore and wife Shawna, Breanna Moore, Orianna D. Hamilton, Michael Hamilton, Heather, Jake, and Kara Hamilton; sister, Velma McGuigan and husband Frank of Madison; brother-in-law, Robert Briggs of Tuscon, Ariz., sister-in-law, Helen Briggs of St. Paul, Minn. as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family members throughout the United States.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at French Funeral Home.
Entombment will take place at Roselawn Memorial Park, in Madison, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Light House Mission.
To light a candle in her memory, visit:
www.frenchfuneralhome.com
TERRE HAUTE — BRAZIL — Charlotte (Keyes) Briggs, 98, of Brazil, passed away at Cloverleaf Health Care Center, in Knightsville, on Dec. 1, 2010, following a recent illness.
She was born July 30, 1912, in Mondovi, Wis. Charlotte graduated from high school and later attended secretarial school.
Mrs. Briggs married William M. Briggs, who preceded her in death in 1985.
Charlotte worked as a secretary at Van Hise Middle School, in Madison, Wis., retiring in 1984.
She was a member of the Bethany United Methodist Church in Madison, and the First United Methodist Church in Brazil. Charlotte was also a member of the El Shaddai Emmaus Community. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and friend.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Augusta Keyes; husband William M. Briggs; sister, Trudy Lybeck; brothers, Vincent and Malcom Keyes; and daughter, Barbara Ann Briggs.
Survivors include her son, William R. Briggs of Clay City; grandchildren, Terri Moore and husband John of Centerpoint, Tom Hamilton and wife Eileen of Madisonville, Ky., Tim Hamilton of Brownsburg, Todd Hamilton of Dade City, Fla., Tracy Hamilton, of Indianapolis, William A. Briggs of St. Petersburg, Fla., and George R. Briggs of Indianapolis; great-grandchildren: Brandon Moore and wife Shawna, Breanna Moore, Orianna D. Hamilton, Michael Hamilton, Heather, Jake, and Kara Hamilton; sister, Velma McGuigan and husband Frank of Madison; brother-in-law, Robert Briggs of Tuscon, Ariz., sister-in-law, Helen Briggs of St. Paul, Minn. as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family members throughout the United States.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at French Funeral Home.
Entombment will take place at Roselawn Memorial Park, in Madison, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Light House Mission.
To light a candle in her memory, visit:
www.frenchfuneralhome.com
She was born July 30, 1912, in Mondovi, Wis. Charlotte graduated from high school and later attended secretarial school.
Mrs. Briggs married William M. Briggs, who preceded her in death in 1985.
Charlotte worked as a secretary at Van Hise Middle School, in Madison, Wis., retiring in 1984.
She was a member of the Bethany United Methodist Church in Madison, and the First United Methodist Church in Brazil. Charlotte was also a member of the El Shaddai Emmaus Community. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and friend.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Augusta Keyes; husband William M. Briggs; sister, Trudy Lybeck; brothers, Vincent and Malcom Keyes; and daughter, Barbara Ann Briggs.
Survivors include her son, William R. Briggs of Clay City; grandchildren, Terri Moore and husband John of Centerpoint, Tom Hamilton and wife Eileen of Madisonville, Ky., Tim Hamilton of Brownsburg, Todd Hamilton of Dade City, Fla., Tracy Hamilton, of Indianapolis, William A. Briggs of St. Petersburg, Fla., and George R. Briggs of Indianapolis; great-grandchildren: Brandon Moore and wife Shawna, Breanna Moore, Orianna D. Hamilton, Michael Hamilton, Heather, Jake, and Kara Hamilton; sister, Velma McGuigan and husband Frank of Madison; brother-in-law, Robert Briggs of Tuscon, Ariz., sister-in-law, Helen Briggs of St. Paul, Minn. as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family members throughout the United States.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at French Funeral Home.
Entombment will take place at Roselawn Memorial Park, in Madison, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Light House Mission.
To light a candle in her memory, visit:
www.frenchfuneralhome.com
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