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BEN RIGGINS Obituary
Ben Thomas Riggins
May 2, 1941 - Feb. 6, 2020
Ben T. Riggins, 78, died on Feb. 6 in Bethany, OK. He was born May 2, 1941, in Westover, TX to Ivan and Vergie Mae (Tucker) Riggins. He married Sue Crager, and they were married for 44 years before Sue's death in 2008. He then married Cora Jane Bohannon, who survives him after 10 years of marriage.
Ben graduated from Bethany Nazarene College and entered the ministry serving as lead pastor in Barnsdall, OK; Mena, AR; Konowa, OK; and Pryor, OK. He then went to work at the Georgia Pacific Paper Mill in Muskogee, OK and retired after 23 years of dedicated service. In retirement, he returned to ministry and filled in for many pulpits and served in the churches he attended.
Ben was a believer in the saving power of Jesus Christ and knew that he would not only be reunited with his first wife, Sue, but all those who have professed the name of Jesus as the One True Savior. His one desire in life and in his death is that everyone reading or hearing this would come to Salvation in Christ.
Ben is also survived by his children, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and great-granddaughter. They will miss him dearly and know that he is no longer in pain or sorrow. They rejoice in knowing his legacy lives on through them until they meet again.
Viewing will be on Sunday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. with family present 3-5 p.m. at Mercer-Adams. Services will be Monday, Feb. 10, 10 a.m. at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene, Chapel in the Round, with interment in the Green Hill Cemetery, Muskogee, OK. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you donate in Ben's name to Southern Nazarene University or to Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. To share a memory or condolence, please visit www.mercer-adams.com
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Feb
9
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11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Mercer-Adams Funeral Service3925 North Asbury Avenue, Bethany, OK 73008
Feb
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Mercer-Adams Funeral Service3925 North Asbury Avenue, Bethany, OK 73008
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