Patricia “Patsy” Moody Riggs, 82, of Sun Lakes, Arizona, passed with dignity and grace, with her family by her side, on March 7, 2017. An Arizona native, she was born in Williams on Jan. 25, 1935, the middle daughter of Carmen and Homer Moody, who worked for the U.S. Forest Service. Her early years were lived in Northern Arizona. Upon graduation, she enlisted in the Women’s Army Corp and was stationed at 130th STA Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, serving as Secretary to the Chaplain. She married Jack W. Riggs on Dec. 13, 1957. She was our devoted, beautiful wife, mother, grandmother and friend to everyone (all of God’s creatures). She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years; daughter, Melody (Greg) Mackey of New Hampshire; son, Jon (Kimberly) Riggs of Gilbert; sisters, June Petersen of Scottsdale and Kathleen Haley of Oklahoma; Jeff Burns of Gilbert; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, at the Valley View Southern Baptist Church, located at 1212 S. Main, in Snowflake, Arizona. Burial will follow at the Reed Hatch Memorial Cemetery in Taylor. Arrangements were handled by Owens Livingston Mortuary of Snowflake.
