World War II Veteran
Eugene Biggs
Eugene Biggs, 83, 1411 Ridgeway Ave., died at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, at Crestview Nursing Home.
Biggs was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Lawrence County, Ill.
He had worked as a parts salesman for Thompson Chevrolet in Bicknell. A World War II Army veteran, he served in the European Theater and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Bruceville Rod & Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife, Leona "Lee" (Curl) Biggs, whom he married Oct. 16, 1939; a son, Eugene Biggs of Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Mary Morris of Robinson, Ill.; three brothers, Paul Biggs and James Biggs, both of Lawrenceville, Ill., and Chester Biggs of Effingham, Ill.; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Four brothers are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Goodwin Funeral Home by the Rev. David Easter. Entombment will be in the Memorial Park Tower Mausoleum.
Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
--The Vincennes Sun-Commercial
(Vincennes, IN), Mon., Oct. 29, 2001, Pg. 2
Eugene Biggs
Eugene Biggs, 83, 1411 Ridgeway Ave., died at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, at Crestview Nursing Home.
Biggs was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Lawrence County, Ill.
He had worked as a parts salesman for Thompson Chevrolet in Bicknell. A World War II Army veteran, he served in the European Theater and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Bruceville Rod & Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife, Leona "Lee" (Curl) Biggs, whom he married Oct. 16, 1939; a son, Eugene Biggs of Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Mary Morris of Robinson, Ill.; three brothers, Paul Biggs and James Biggs, both of Lawrenceville, Ill., and Chester Biggs of Effingham, Ill.; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Four brothers are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Goodwin Funeral Home by the Rev. David Easter. Entombment will be in the Memorial Park Tower Mausoleum.
Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
--The Vincennes Sun-Commercial
(Vincennes, IN), Mon., Oct. 29, 2001, Pg. 2
World War II Veteran
Eugene Biggs
Eugene Biggs, 83, 1411 Ridgeway Ave., died at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, at Crestview Nursing Home.
Biggs was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Lawrence County, Ill.
He had worked as a parts salesman for Thompson Chevrolet in Bicknell. A World War II Army veteran, he served in the European Theater and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Bruceville Rod & Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife, Leona "Lee" (Curl) Biggs, whom he married Oct. 16, 1939; a son, Eugene Biggs of Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Mary Morris of Robinson, Ill.; three brothers, Paul Biggs and James Biggs, both of Lawrenceville, Ill., and Chester Biggs of Effingham, Ill.; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Four brothers are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Goodwin Funeral Home by the Rev. David Easter. Entombment will be in the Memorial Park Tower Mausoleum.
Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
--The Vincennes Sun-Commercial
(Vincennes, IN), Mon., Oct. 29, 2001, Pg. 2
Eugene Biggs
Eugene Biggs, 83, 1411 Ridgeway Ave., died at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, at Crestview Nursing Home.
Biggs was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Lawrence County, Ill.
He had worked as a parts salesman for Thompson Chevrolet in Bicknell. A World War II Army veteran, he served in the European Theater and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Bruceville Rod & Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife, Leona "Lee" (Curl) Biggs, whom he married Oct. 16, 1939; a son, Eugene Biggs of Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Mary Morris of Robinson, Ill.; three brothers, Paul Biggs and James Biggs, both of Lawrenceville, Ill., and Chester Biggs of Effingham, Ill.; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Four brothers are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Goodwin Funeral Home by the Rev. David Easter. Entombment will be in the Memorial Park Tower Mausoleum.
Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
--The Vincennes Sun-Commercial
(Vincennes, IN), Mon., Oct. 29, 2001, Pg. 2
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