Obituary of Blaine Douglas Riggs

Blaine Douglas Riggs was born on June 11, 1956 in Monroe. He was one of six children born from the union of the late Arvel Riggs Sr. and the late Reita (Roberts) Riggs. Blaine married the love of his life, Joyce Perkins on January 29, 1977. From this union came the birth of four children. As an avid family man, he enjoyed time spent with his children and grandchildren. As a hard worker and great provider Blaine supported his family as a hi-lo driver at Georgia-Pacific Corporation. In his later years, Blaine returned to school and earned his high school diploma in 1993. Although his was set in his ways, he was spunky with quite the sense of humor, never afraid to laugh at his own jokes. He was musically talented and enjoyed playing guitar and listening to his favorite 70’s rock classics. Blain appreciated the outdoors so much that he built his home in the woods and found solace whether it was fishing or hunting with his sons, tending to his plants and flowers in his garden, sitting on his back porch or relaxing by his backyard bonfire. In his quiet time, Blaine could be found watching his favorite cable television shows, Discovery Channel, Gold Rush and Alaskan Bush People. Blaine Douglas Riggs, age 60 of Baldwin, Michigan passed away at 7:18am on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. In addition to his parents, his passing was preceded by his wife of eighteen years; and his brother: Cletus Riggs. To cherish his memory, Blaine leaves his children: Lucy (Jeff) Gies of Ida, Gabriel Riggs of Temperance, David (Ashleigh) Riggs of Monroe, James Riggs of Madison, Tennessee and Tesia Feller of Monroe; four brothers: Larry (Kathy) Riggs of Pennsylvania, Arvel (Jan) Riggs Jr. of Carleton, Juanita (Carl) Gross of Kentucky, Dion (Kelli) Riggs of Carleton and Alan (Julie) Riggs of Wellston; and seven grandchildren: Isabella, Dylan, Makayla, Emma, Nathan, Ethan and Blake. Friends may gather on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 from 2:00pm until 7:00pm at Merkle Funeral Service, South Monroe, 14567 South Dixie Highway (734)241-7070. A celebration of His life will take place take place at 7:00om also at Merkle’s with Pastor Tim Iocoangeli of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church and Pastor Richard Marrs co-officiating. Online guests may leave words of inspiration and comfort, or share a photo by visiting www.merklefs.com.