1929 - 2009 (80 years)
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Name |
Geraldine "Geri" White [1, 2] |
Nickname |
Geri |
Birth |
7 Aug 1929 |
Sabine County, Texas [2] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
19 Dec 2009 |
Nacogdoches County, Texas [2] |
Notes |
- The Sabine County Reporter
December 30, 2009, Page 9
Geri White Rigsby
Geraldine "Geri" Rigsby, 80, of Nacogdoches, a local native, died Saturday, December 19, 2009.
She was born Aug. 7, 1929, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late A. V. White and Edna McDaniel White.
She enjoyed reading, gardening and quilting. She and her husband, "Red," love to travel. When in Woodville, she enjoyed involvement with the Ivanhoe Civic Club. When her children were young, she spent many years as a Girl Scout leader and also worked along Red with Boy Scouts.
Survivors: son, Michael Rigsby, and wife, Dawn of Nacogdoches; daughter, Kathleen Rigsby Behrman and husband, Tom of Houston; son, Kyle Rigsby and wife, Julie of Lumberton; sisters-in-law, Ethel White of Woodville and Jackie Rigsby of San Antonio; brothers-in-law, Joe Rigsby and wife, Patsy of Cleburne and Larry Rigsby, and wife Bobbie of Midlothian; grandchildren, Ben, Kristen and Daniel Rigsby, Annie and Tommie Behrman, Sheila, Katrien, Jessica, and Joshua Rigsby; and a great grandson, Caleb Rigsby.,
She is preceded in death by her parents, A. V. and Edna White; her spouse of 57 years, Lewis "Red" Eldon Rigsby; and a brother, Alan Victor White.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the First United Methodist Church in Nacogdoches with Dr. Bill Gandin officiating. Interment followed at Nat Cemetery in Nacogdoches County with Dr. Duane Kelley officiating.
Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity, P. O. Box 630383, Nacogdoches, Tx 75963 or the American Heart Association, Nacogdoches County Division, 3629 West Meadow, Nacogdoches, TX 754961.
Services were under the direction of Cason Monk Metcalf Funeral directors in Nacogdoches. Online obituary and guestbook at www.casonmonk-metcalf.com.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2010)
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Person ID |
I418 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
17 Sep 2022 |
Father |
A. V. White, b. 16 Aug 1903, Texas d. 1 Jun 1983, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Edna L. McDaniel, b. Apr 1905, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Jan 1996, Woodville, Tyler County, Texas (Age 90 years) |
Family ID |
F336 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Lewis "Red" Eldon Rigsby, b. 3 Sep 1925, Bannister, San Augustine County, Texas d. 19 Jul 2004, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1948 [2] |
Children |
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Family ID |
F339 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Jan 2010 |
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Sources |
- [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 62 (Reliability: 3).
- [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), December 30, 2009, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).
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