Briggs, Gladys Maxine 1921-2008
BRIGGS, SCARBROUGH, PERSON, STALZER, SAUNDERS, MINEAR
Posted By: Marilyn Holmes
Date: 12/26/2013 at 11:05:48
The Diamond Trail News
Sept. 24, 2008GLADYS BRIGGS, 97, LYNNVILLE
Gladys Maxine Briggs, 87, formerly of Lynnville died on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 in Norwalk. A Graveside memorial service was held at the Mt. Zion Cemetery near Killduff, on Friday, Sept. 19.
G. Maxine Briggs was born in Jasper County, Iowa to J.B. and Nellie Scarbrough on Jan. 5, 1921. She was the ninth of ten children. Maxine married Charles Richard (Dick) Briggs on July 4, 1946 in Troy, Kansas. Born to this union were four children: Jackie (Nels) Person of Grapeview, WA, Gary (Sonja) Briggs of Lynnville, Char (John ) Stalzer of Grinnell and Nella (Russell) Saunders of Des Moines. Maxine was also blessed with five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening, canning and baking cinnamon rolls for the restaurant. Maxine was rather well known in the Lynnville area for her cinnamon rolls, lime pickles and popcorn balls.
She is survived by her children; a sister, Mardelle Minear of Des Moines and brother-in-law Buss, of Lynnville.
Maxine is preceded in death by her parents, husband Dick, and eight of her siblings.
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