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of Sweeny, Texas,
March 12, 1943 - August 14, 2011
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Funeral arrangements will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the First Assembly of God Church in Brazoria at 10:30 a.m. The family will receive friends at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, a Memorial Fund in the loving memory of Charles Riggs has been set up.
Please send all contributions to:
The First State Bank
P.O. Box 577
Clute, TX 77531
Acct#6072383
Phone (979) 265-2511
Final arrangements by the Turner Family at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel in Lake Jackson, TX.
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Stephen Arthur
Morgans point, Te
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Charles was my next door neighbor, but really my friend, mentor, and big brother for the first 20 years of my life. I'm so sad that he and Geraldine have left us at such an early age. My personal stories and memories about charles and his family are endless as they helped me grow during the early fifties and sixties. I want extend my profound sadness and sympathy to the Riggs family for the loss of a wounderfull father and mother who I have always loved. sincerely; Stephen Arthur [Bubba]
Don (Duck) Hulen
Baytown, TX
Sunday, August 21, 2011
I grew up with Charlie in Morgan's Point and loved him like a brother. He has always been there for me when I needed a helping hand and I needed a lots. I was never able to pay him back. Charlie was a giver, not a taker. We grew up in Morgan's Point Texas during the 50's. Life wasn't easy for my brother and I, on a fish camp, we had to mow 2 acres of grass with a push mower. Half of it was uphill. My brother Jack would pull the mower up the hill with a rope and I'd push it. It took about 2 days to finish, meanwhile we rented boats, cleaned boats, sold live shrimp and crabs and cleaned the beaches. Charlie spent his time plowing and planting the garden and mowing grass for neighbors. He would also work on cars, trucks and anything that had internal combustion engines. It wasn't hard labor, but it was more than most kids our age did. We had to create our own entertainment, like throwing rocks at the Humble Docks guard shack or turning off the main power breaker after dark and then wait in the bushes for Frenchy the night watchman to come busting out the door firing his gun into the air yelling threats of all sorts of torture if he ever caught us. Humble Docks was like Astro World to us, all sorts of entertainment. It was located at the end of Youpon St. at the bottom of a steep hill. Humble Oil Co.would load and unload drilling mud tanker trucks from barges. The trucks would have to go up the hill in low gear. That's when we jump from the shadows and climb on the back of the tanker and ride it all the way to Main St. where we would jump off and walk back for another ride. I suppose we were the first to Tanker Surf, only MP style. On hot summer nights we would all meet in the field behind our house and play "Piggy Wants A Signal". A dumb game where a dozen kids hide in an overgrown field of tall weeds and brush while one kid with a flashlight would try to find them. After the game we would all lay on our backs and watch for Sputnic cross the sky. As we all started to got older, we drifted apart. Jack went into the Navy and I followed him the next year, Charlie and Gerry got married and started a family. Eventually the Port of Houston would buy up half the town and almost everyone moved away. A loading Crane now resides where our fish camp was. Charlie was the supervisor who oversaw construction of the port and the destruction of our homes. Charlie's passing closes a chapter of my life, but opens a chapter in yours. If there is anything I can do you your family in the future, please give me the chance to repay Charlie for all the things he has done for me. Sincerely, Duck
Keith Ethridge
Dodge, Tx
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Uncle Charlie is home with his Wife Aunt Gerldine God bless you both. Love You both Keith