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Adam Rigby Sr.

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Adam Rigby Sr.

Birth
Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Jan 1970 (aged 83)
Moscow, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Elmhurst Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section B, .5 of 103
Memorial ID
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He was the son of Thomas Rigby and Margaret Robertson. He married Jennie Barclay.

bituary from a Scranton newspaper, January 16, 1970:

ADAM RIGBY SR. DIES AFTER ILLNESS

Adam Rigby Sr., 83, RD 1, Moscow, died Thursday in Community Medical Center after an illness.
Born in Dunmore, son of the late Thomas and Margaret Robertson Rigby, his widow is the former Jennie Barclay. He resided in Moscow 35 years and prior to his retirement 23 years ago, he was employed by the Pennsylvania Coal Co. as a track man.
Other survivors are two sons, Adam Jr., Moscow; Arthur, Sterling; four sisters, Mrs. Maude Clemens, Sparta, N.J.; Mrs. Ann Opeckun, Jessup; Mrs. Minnie Snedecker, Carbondale, and Mrs. William Jones, Little Rock, Calif.; five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral weill be Saturday at 2 p.m. fcrom the Snowdon Funeral Home, Inc., 401 Church St., Moscow, with services by Rev. Edgar Brill, Moscow, United Methodist Church. Interment, Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst. Friends may call 3 to 5, 7 to 9 p.m.

Children:
Adam "Bud" Rigby, Jr.
Arthur John Rigby, Sr
Elizabeth Rigby

NOTE: He was my first cousin, twice removed.
He was the son of Thomas Rigby and Margaret Robertson. He married Jennie Barclay.

bituary from a Scranton newspaper, January 16, 1970:

ADAM RIGBY SR. DIES AFTER ILLNESS

Adam Rigby Sr., 83, RD 1, Moscow, died Thursday in Community Medical Center after an illness.
Born in Dunmore, son of the late Thomas and Margaret Robertson Rigby, his widow is the former Jennie Barclay. He resided in Moscow 35 years and prior to his retirement 23 years ago, he was employed by the Pennsylvania Coal Co. as a track man.
Other survivors are two sons, Adam Jr., Moscow; Arthur, Sterling; four sisters, Mrs. Maude Clemens, Sparta, N.J.; Mrs. Ann Opeckun, Jessup; Mrs. Minnie Snedecker, Carbondale, and Mrs. William Jones, Little Rock, Calif.; five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral weill be Saturday at 2 p.m. fcrom the Snowdon Funeral Home, Inc., 401 Church St., Moscow, with services by Rev. Edgar Brill, Moscow, United Methodist Church. Interment, Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst. Friends may call 3 to 5, 7 to 9 p.m.

Children:
Adam "Bud" Rigby, Jr.
Arthur John Rigby, Sr
Elizabeth Rigby

NOTE: He was my first cousin, twice removed.


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  • Created by: Sean Paul Murphy
  • Added: Feb 8, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13270661/adam-rigby: accessed ), memorial page for Adam Rigby Sr. (30 Sep 1886–5 Jan 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13270661, citing Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sean Paul Murphy (contributor 46824373).