Mrs. Bessie A. Biggs (nee Wilder),
79, died suddenly at 5:30
). m. yesterday in her home, 1211
Middle Ave. She was the wife
of Hardy D. Biggs, to whom she
was married 52 years ago last
June.
Mrs. Biggs was born in Richwoods,
Mo., June 14, 1879, and
had lived in Elyria 58 years. She
was a 50-year member of the
fjrst Methodist Church, a mem-
)er of the Elyria Woman's Club
and of the Pioneer Group of that
organization, and of the YWCA.
Surviving besides her husband
are three sons, Robert W., Shaker
Heights, William P., Elyria, John
R., Cleveland Heights; three
grandsons, Robert W. Jr., Muncie,
Ind., John R. Jr., and Derrnis
E., both of Cleveland
leights; and one great grandson,
Robert W. in, Muncie. A sister
and four brothers preceded her in
- .-1 ueath.
Funeral services wifl be at 11
a. m. tomorrow in the Harold
Dicken Funeral Home, with Dr.
Earl R. Henderson officiating
and burial will be in Ridgelawn
Cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home from 1 to 10
IBS evening
Mrs. Bessie A. Biggs (nee Wilder),
79, died suddenly at 5:30
). m. yesterday in her home, 1211
Middle Ave. She was the wife
of Hardy D. Biggs, to whom she
was married 52 years ago last
June.
Mrs. Biggs was born in Richwoods,
Mo., June 14, 1879, and
had lived in Elyria 58 years. She
was a 50-year member of the
fjrst Methodist Church, a mem-
)er of the Elyria Woman's Club
and of the Pioneer Group of that
organization, and of the YWCA.
Surviving besides her husband
are three sons, Robert W., Shaker
Heights, William P., Elyria, John
R., Cleveland Heights; three
grandsons, Robert W. Jr., Muncie,
Ind., John R. Jr., and Derrnis
E., both of Cleveland
leights; and one great grandson,
Robert W. in, Muncie. A sister
and four brothers preceded her in
- .-1 ueath.
Funeral services wifl be at 11
a. m. tomorrow in the Harold
Dicken Funeral Home, with Dr.
Earl R. Henderson officiating
and burial will be in Ridgelawn
Cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home from 1 to 10
IBS evening
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