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Yvonne Iris Riggs

1937 - 2025

Yvonne Iris Riggs obituary, 1937-2025, Bedford, TX

BORN

1937

DIED

2025

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Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home & Memorial Park

5725 Colleyville Blvd

Colleyville, Texas

Yvonne Riggs Obituary

Yvonne Iris Riggs

January 15, 1937 - January 27, 2025

Bedford, Texas - Yvonne Trotti Riggs, 88, of Bedford, TX, passed away on January 27, 2025.

Born on January 15, 1937, in Many, Louisiana, Yvonne was the eldest of five children. She spent her early years in Louisiana and Southeast Texas before making Bedford her home in 1970. She dedicated over 20 years of service to the City of Bedford, retiring in 1996. Yvonne had a deep love for travel.

She is survived by her loving partner, Dave Becker; her children, Charles Teague (Dee), Donna Stafford (David), and Sandra Riggs (Rachelle); her brother, Carl Trotti (Judy); as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Yvonne is preceded in death by her son, Kenneth Shumack; her sisters, Lorraine Daley and Charlene Mendoza; and her brother, Donnie Trotti.

To leave an online condolence to the family, please visit our website at BluebonnetHills.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Star-Telegram from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2025.

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