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| Martha Biggs |
| Date Of Birth: | 11-14-1925 |
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| Date Of Death: | 08-18-2011 |
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| Service Date: | August 20, 2011 |
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Biggs, Martha Helen Murphy died at her home on Thursday, August
18, 2011. She was born November 14, 1925, inDothan,Alabama,
to the late Ressie Lee Kirkland Murphy and the late Claude Franklin
Murphy. She was married April 5, 1952, to the late Ernest Edgar
Biggs (Col. USAF), ofKansas City,Missouri. In 1971, he
retired at Maxwell Air Force Base, after 30 years of service.
Colonel and Mrs. Biggs then purchased the 1893 home of Judge Joseph
Bell and Mary Pratt Bell, descendants of Daniel Pratt. The
couple spent much time, effort and loving care in the restoration
of the acreage. In the 1980's they were rewarded when the
Alabama Historic Commission placed the home on the Alabama Register
of Landmarks and Heritage, and the United States Department of the
Interior Placed the home on the National Register of Historic
Places. Mrs. Biggs taught English and Humanities
atAlabamaStateUniversitynineteen years. She held a Bachelor
of Arts in English from theUniversityofArizona,Tuscon,Arizonaand a
Master of Arts in English fromBaylorUniversity,Waco,Texas.
She also did advanced study in English at
theUniversityofAlabama,Tuscaloosa,Alabama. She is preceded in
death by her only sister Ressie Lynnette Richbourg
ofMonticello,Florida; survivors include, her brother-in-law, John
Richbourg, Jr.; one niece, Patricia Richburg Owens (Dr Miles);
three nephews, John Lawrence Richbourg (Debbie), Jeffery Bryan
Richbourg (Andrea) and Claude Stewart Richbourg (Sherrie).
Mrs. Biggs was a member of the Prattville Church of Christ to whom
she had bequeathed her home. A funeral service will be held
from the Prattville Church of Christ on Saturday, August 20, 2011
at 11:00 am with Minister Brent Missildine officiating.
Burial will follow inPrattvilleMemoryGardens. Pallbearers
will be, Billy Adair, Lamar Grissett, Marvin Gentry, Harvey Clark,
Miles Owens and Larry Richbourg. In lieu of flowers memorial
contributions may be made to the Prattville Church of Christ,
Baptist Hospice or Agape, Inc. The family will receive
friends at the church from 10:00 am until 11:00 am.
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