Kenneth "Butch" Wayne Riggs, Sr.

 Kenneth “Butch” Wayne Riggs, Sr. of Rector, AR was born February 11, 1942, in Burdette, AR to the late L.O. Riggs and the late Emma Brooks Riggs. He was a welder fabricator, a U.S. Army veteran, and a member of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Riggs passed away on January 13, 2022, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR, at the age of 79. He is preceded in death by his father L.O. Riggs, his mother Emma Brooks Riggs, one daughter Debra Lee Grimes, seven brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife Brenda Joyce Maronay Riggs of Rector, AR, his son Kenny (Krissy) Riggs of Blytheville, AR, three daughters Tammy (Chris) Lynn Jones of Jacksonville, FL, Tina LaDon Glass of Kennett, MO, and Pamela Michele (Craig) Clements of Paragould, AR, thirteen grandchildren Holly, Corey, Taylor, Kristi, Kaitlyn, Jerianna, Kylie, Kourtney, Seth, Alexis, Savanah, Dallas and Hunter, and six great grandchildren. The visitation will be held Monday, January 17, 2022, from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville, AR, with the funeral immediately following. The burial will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Blytheville, AR. Services provided by Wilson Funeral Home Blytheville, AR.