Louise Riggs Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Louise Riggs (New Bern, North Carolina), who passed away on April 15, 2022, at the age of 77, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Anthony DeStefano and Nola DeStefano; her husband Edward Earl "Red" Riggs, Sr.; her grandson Bryan Michael Spain; and her sister Angelina DeStefano Godley.

She is survived by: her children, Edward Earl "Eddie" Riggs, Jr. (Wendy) of Kinston, John Louis Riggs, Sr. (Andrea) of New Bern and Tammy Riggs Spain (Bryan) of Stonewall; her siblings, Toni Tompkins (Frank) of Bridgeton and Anthony DeStefano Jr. (Eileen) of Smryna, TN; her siblings-in-law, Joyce Frazier (Lewis) of New Bern and Alton "Red" Riggs (Cathy) of New Bern; her grandchildren, Caroline McCoy (Chris), Katie Wood (Tyler), John Spain (Kaitlyn), Rachel Riggs and John Riggs Jr.; and her great grandchildren, Madison, Alyssa, Jenni and Mayleigh.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to Stonewall United Methodist Church to support the Bryan Michael Spain Memorial Scholarship Fund established in memory of Louise's grandson.