Ms. Essie Riggins of Rockford, Alabama passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Russell Medical.

Funeral service for Ms. Essie Mae Riggins of Rockford, Alabama will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2018 at New Home Baptist Church with interment following in the Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be Friday, November 30, 2018 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Professional Service provided by Wright's Funeral Home

Ms. Essie Mae Riggins was born April 29, 1927 to the late Mr. Oliver and Mrs. Clary Mitchell Floyd. She departed this life on November 25, 2018 at Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, Alabama. She attended Adams Elementary School in Rockford, Alabama.

She was preceded in death by her husband Joe H. Riggins, son Thomas Riggins and two brothers, James Taylor and Wymoning Zeigler.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories, one daughter, Ola (Jerry) Nix, three granddaughters, Tara Riggins of Rockford, Alabama and her daughter, Taranisha Anderson of Rockford, Alabama, Tequila Riggins and Tiara Jackson of Columbus, Ohio, one grandson, Eric Harrison of Goodwater, Alabama; two sisters, Mary Lue (Sim) Shaw and Mattie Sue Floyd of Youngstown, Ohio; one brother, Julius (Margaret) Zeigler of Youngstown Ohio; two special friends, Mavis Pope and LeVelman Whetstone and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.