Master Sgt. Marcia Jeanne Triggs

1972 - 2011

Army Master Sgt. Marcia Jeanne Triggs, 39, of St. Louis, Missouri, transitioned from this life at 12:45 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2011. Her immediate family was at her bedside at the Loyola Medical Center, in Maywood, Illinois. Marcia was born to Lonza L. Bufford, Sr. and Sadie Bufford on April 16, 1972 at Barnes Hospital. She was married to Kelvin D. Triggs and has a son, Nicholas D. Landry. Marcia graduated from O'Fallon Technical High School in 1990. After high school, she attended Southeast Missouri State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism (Mass Communications). Marcia was working toward her Master of Arts degree in Public Relations from Webster University. On May 15, 1995, Marcia joined the U.S. Army where she remained on active duty until her death. While in the U. S. Army, she worked as a military print journalist and a public affairs specialist. Her tours of duty included Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C.; Advance Initial Training at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md.; Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.; Vilseck, Germany; Fort Stewart, Ga.; and Chicago, Ill. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Marcia deployed to Iraq in March of 2009 and again in September 2010, both with the 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart. Marcia was working at the Office of the Chief of Army Public Affairs at the Pentagon on 9/11, the day terrorists attacked the United States. Marcia was a Lifetime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Her hobbies consisted of traveling, spending quality time with her husband and son, reading and shopping.
She leaves to cherish a devoted husband, Kelvin D. Triggs; son, Nicholas D. Landry; parents, Lonza L. and Sadie Bufford, Sr.; in-laws, Chafe and Mollie Frank, Sr.; sister, Jewel Clay ( Carl Dunlap); three brothers, Michael Norment , Anthony Sheppard (Renee Lockett) and Lonza L. Bufford, Jr.; sister-in-law, Patricia Murphy; two brothers-in-laws Chafe ( Jackie) Frank, Jr. and Willie Greenhouse; and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and co-workers.
Services for Marcia J. Triggs will take place May 11 at the New Sunny Mount Missionary Baptist Church, located at 4700 W. Florissant Avenue St Louis, Missouri 63115. Her body will be available for view beginning at 9 a.m. Her Homegoing Celebration will begin promptly at 11 a.m.