Miss Zaida Rigsby died Nov? 1963 aged 76 years

RIGSBY, BEATTY, PARSONS

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra (email)
Date: 2/15/2002 at 18:06:54

MISS ZAIDA RIGSBY

KEOSAUQUA.--Miss Zaida Rigsby, 76, of Keosauqua, died about 5:15 p.m. Thursday at Van Buren County Memorial Hospital where she entered Wednesday.

She was born near Keosauqua, the daughter of Isaac and Mary Beatty Rigsby. After the death of her parents, she made her home with her brother, Clark Rigsby and his wife Olive. They survive as also does a niece, Mrs. Marjorie Parsons of Keosauqua, who was reared in their home.

The service will be Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Burnett-Catcott Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Armstrong of the Christian Church in charge. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery near Keosauqua.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 169 of Obit Book B found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper not given, however a handwritten date of "Nov. 7 - 63" is written on the obit.) Note: Zaida M. is buried with parents and her headstone reads 1878-1963.

Is Zaida Rigsby related to Isaac Rigsby and wife Catherine "Kit" Anson?

[originally posted 31 August 1999]