Luke B. Biggs, 92, of 905 Harcourt Road, Mount Vernon, died on February 16, 1991, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 29, 1898, in Coshocton County to George and Viola (Clark) Biggs. He had spent his lifetime in the Knox County area and was a retired farmer. He had also worked as an engineer for the Silver King Tractor Co. and worked in highway construction for the Fate-Root-Heath Corp. He served with the Army in World War I with Student Army Training Corps.
He was a member of the Green Valley United Methodist Church. He was the oldest and had been a member the longest of the Mount Vernon Kiwanas Club. He was a member of the Gideons International, Knox County Historical Society and Knox County Farm Bureau, and was a former member of the Knox County Fair Board. He served for several years on the Council for the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service in Knox County, and was active in establishing the Agriculture Museum at the Knox County Fairgrounds. He served as a feature speaker for the Ohio Farmers Institute speaking throughout the state. He had twice traveled around the world once for CROP International.
Surviving are two sisters, Leah Diehl of Green Valley and Inez Anderson of Mount Vernon.
Besides his parents, he was preceeded in death by his wife, Asia (Carson) Biggs in 1965; three brothers, Floyd Biggs, Clyde Biggs and James Biggs; and two sisters, Ruth Biggs and Sue Sockman.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Dowds-Wiggins- Snyder Funeral Home, 201 Newark Road. The funeral will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Green Valley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Coggins and Mr. John Dudgeon officiating. Burial will be in Green Valley Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 505, Mount Vernon; or to Green Valley United Methodist Church, 9288 Green Valley Road, Mount Vernon 43050.
He was born on Dec. 29, 1898, in Coshocton County to George and Viola (Clark) Biggs. He had spent his lifetime in the Knox County area and was a retired farmer. He had also worked as an engineer for the Silver King Tractor Co. and worked in highway construction for the Fate-Root-Heath Corp. He served with the Army in World War I with Student Army Training Corps.
He was a member of the Green Valley United Methodist Church. He was the oldest and had been a member the longest of the Mount Vernon Kiwanas Club. He was a member of the Gideons International, Knox County Historical Society and Knox County Farm Bureau, and was a former member of the Knox County Fair Board. He served for several years on the Council for the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service in Knox County, and was active in establishing the Agriculture Museum at the Knox County Fairgrounds. He served as a feature speaker for the Ohio Farmers Institute speaking throughout the state. He had twice traveled around the world once for CROP International.
Surviving are two sisters, Leah Diehl of Green Valley and Inez Anderson of Mount Vernon.
Besides his parents, he was preceeded in death by his wife, Asia (Carson) Biggs in 1965; three brothers, Floyd Biggs, Clyde Biggs and James Biggs; and two sisters, Ruth Biggs and Sue Sockman.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Dowds-Wiggins- Snyder Funeral Home, 201 Newark Road. The funeral will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Green Valley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Coggins and Mr. John Dudgeon officiating. Burial will be in Green Valley Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 505, Mount Vernon; or to Green Valley United Methodist Church, 9288 Green Valley Road, Mount Vernon 43050.
Luke B. Biggs, 92, of 905 Harcourt Road, Mount Vernon, died on February 16, 1991, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 29, 1898, in Coshocton County to George and Viola (Clark) Biggs. He had spent his lifetime in the Knox County area and was a retired farmer. He had also worked as an engineer for the Silver King Tractor Co. and worked in highway construction for the Fate-Root-Heath Corp. He served with the Army in World War I with Student Army Training Corps.
He was a member of the Green Valley United Methodist Church. He was the oldest and had been a member the longest of the Mount Vernon Kiwanas Club. He was a member of the Gideons International, Knox County Historical Society and Knox County Farm Bureau, and was a former member of the Knox County Fair Board. He served for several years on the Council for the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service in Knox County, and was active in establishing the Agriculture Museum at the Knox County Fairgrounds. He served as a feature speaker for the Ohio Farmers Institute speaking throughout the state. He had twice traveled around the world once for CROP International.
Surviving are two sisters, Leah Diehl of Green Valley and Inez Anderson of Mount Vernon.
Besides his parents, he was preceeded in death by his wife, Asia (Carson) Biggs in 1965; three brothers, Floyd Biggs, Clyde Biggs and James Biggs; and two sisters, Ruth Biggs and Sue Sockman.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Dowds-Wiggins- Snyder Funeral Home, 201 Newark Road. The funeral will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Green Valley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Coggins and Mr. John Dudgeon officiating. Burial will be in Green Valley Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 505, Mount Vernon; or to Green Valley United Methodist Church, 9288 Green Valley Road, Mount Vernon 43050.
He was born on Dec. 29, 1898, in Coshocton County to George and Viola (Clark) Biggs. He had spent his lifetime in the Knox County area and was a retired farmer. He had also worked as an engineer for the Silver King Tractor Co. and worked in highway construction for the Fate-Root-Heath Corp. He served with the Army in World War I with Student Army Training Corps.
He was a member of the Green Valley United Methodist Church. He was the oldest and had been a member the longest of the Mount Vernon Kiwanas Club. He was a member of the Gideons International, Knox County Historical Society and Knox County Farm Bureau, and was a former member of the Knox County Fair Board. He served for several years on the Council for the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service in Knox County, and was active in establishing the Agriculture Museum at the Knox County Fairgrounds. He served as a feature speaker for the Ohio Farmers Institute speaking throughout the state. He had twice traveled around the world once for CROP International.
Surviving are two sisters, Leah Diehl of Green Valley and Inez Anderson of Mount Vernon.
Besides his parents, he was preceeded in death by his wife, Asia (Carson) Biggs in 1965; three brothers, Floyd Biggs, Clyde Biggs and James Biggs; and two sisters, Ruth Biggs and Sue Sockman.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Dowds-Wiggins- Snyder Funeral Home, 201 Newark Road. The funeral will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Green Valley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jeff Coggins and Mr. John Dudgeon officiating. Burial will be in Green Valley Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 505, Mount Vernon; or to Green Valley United Methodist Church, 9288 Green Valley Road, Mount Vernon 43050.
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