hmtl5 Mearl Louise Keen b. 19 Nov 1905 Vermillion County, Indiana d. 24 Apr 2009 Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy

Mearl Louise Keen

Female 1905 - 2009  (103 years)


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  • Name Mearl Louise Keen 
    • daughter of Carl Keen and Indiana "Anna" Dugger [1]
    Born 19 Nov 1905  Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Occupation owner of Riggen's Produce in Dana  [3
    Died 24 Apr 2009  Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Friends Chapel Cemetery, Scottland, Edgar County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I3119  Hedges
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2024 

    Family Elmo Harold Riggen,   b. 15 Jan 1909, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1990, Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 3 May 1930  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Donald Harold Riggen,   b. 22 Jan 1931, Dana, Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 2004, Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Victor Dean Riggen,   b. 13 Sep 1932, Dana, Vermillion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 2014, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F1400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Nov 1905 - Vermillion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 May 1930 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Apr 2009 - Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Friends Chapel Cemetery, Scottland, Edgar County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • DANA- Louise Riggen, 100, of Dana, Indiana died at 2:05 am Friday, April 24, 2009 in the Waters of Clinton. She was the retired owner of Riggen's Produce in Dana for 43 years. She also worked for the Dana Regal Market and was a homemaker. She was born November 19, 1908 in Vermillion County, Indiana to the late Carl Keen and Indiana Dugger Keen. Her husband of 60 years, Elmo H. Riggen whom she married May 4, 1930 died Nov. 9, 1990. Survivors include five sons, Victor (Lula Mae) Riggen of Decatur, Illinois, Earl (Jeanette) Riggen of Mooresville, Indiana, Larry (Mary Ann) Riggen of Clinton, Carl Riggen of Cayuga, Elmer Riggen of Clinton; two daughters, Patricia Williams of Terre Haute and Sarah "Sally" (Ted) Harpold of Rockville; one daughter in law, Janet Riggen of Montezuma; 19 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Donald Riggen. She was a member of the Dana Baptist Church where she played the piano, taught Sunday School and Children's Church. Services will be 2:00 pm Monday, April 27, in Overpeck-Gooch Funeral Home at 225 Maple St. in Dana, with the Rev. Don Perry officiating. Burial will follow in Wesley Chapel Cemetery at Scottland, Illinois. Visitation from 1:00 pm until time of services on Monday. Memorial's should friend so desire, may be made to the American Cancer Society, 705 Putnam St. Terre Haute, IN 47802 in her memory.

      https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/louise-riggen-obituary?pid=178217933
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  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S7] Death certificate.

    3. [S9] Obituary.