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- Crawfordsville - Ardith L. Riggen Bushong, 79, of Crawfordsville died 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at St. Clare Medical Center in Crawfordsville, IN.
She was born September 1, 1927 in Hillsdale, IN to the late Bert Plank and Evelyn Mildred Crawford. Because she was such a tiny baby her older sisters often said she was no bigger than a "punkin seed" which was later shortened to their lifelong nickname for her, "Punk."
On April 17, 1945 she married Kenneth N. Riggen who died April 6, 1964.
She is survived by her husband of twelve years, Dean Bushong whom she married April 23, 1994 in Mecca, IN.
Other survivors include five sons; Kenneth Riggen and his wife Donna of Brownsburg, IN, Mike Riggen and his wife Glen Ellen of New Market, IN, Roger Riggen and his wife Susie of Indianapolis, IN, Tony Riggen and his wife Joni of Rockville, IN, Terry Riggen and his wife Theresa of Monrovia, IN, three step-sons; Kim Bushong and his wife Donna of Peoria, AZ, Eric Bushong and his wife Sandy of Schererville, IN, Scot Bushong and his wife Terri of Russellville, IN, one step-daughter-in-law Clarice Bushong of Aurora, IL, seventeen grandchildren, twenty-six great-grandchildren, two brothers; Joe Plank of Cape Coral, FL, Jim Plank of Montezuma, IN, three sisters; Pauline Haughee of Rockville, IN, Leota Wilson of Indianapolis, IN and Marlene Manley of Indianapolis, IN.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one step-son-in-law, Kirby Bushong who died March 28, 2007.
She was a homemaker and a Montezuma High School Graduate, also, a member of Charity Baptist Church in Clermont, IN.
Services will be 10:00 am Saturday, April 7, 2007 in Gooch Funeral Home at 112 W. Howard St., Rockville, IN 47872 with Rev. Gordon Guoli officiating. Burial will follow at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Scotland, IL. Visitation will be 4-8 pm Friday, April 6, 2007 in Gooch Funeral Home.
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