Kathy Reid Riggs, 54, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. She was born on July 14, 1962, to Jeanine Hickman Reid and Henry Alexander Reid III, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Kathy was a 1980 graduate of Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School. She graduated from Lamar University with B.A. in Criminal Justice and worked as a Probation Officer. She later became a substitute teacher for the Beaumont School system. But most of all, she was a proud and devoted mom to her daughter, Elizabeth. Kathy enjoyed working in her yard, Mexican food, and playing kickball with their pets, Missy and Bear.
Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth Riggs of Beaumont; father, Dr. Henry “Buck” Reid and his wife, Carol Lillard Reid, of Divide, Colorado; sister, Beth Crochet and her husband, Shane, of Lake Charles, Louisiana; brother, Brice Reid and his wife, Cori, of Florissant, Colorado; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Jeanine Hickman Reid; maternal grandparents, Ouida and John Hickman; and paternal grandparents, Betty Phillips Reid and Sheriff Ham Reid.
A gathering of Ms. Riggs’ family and friends will be from at 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., with her funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 23, 2016, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Her interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Praise Church Major Move Building Fund, 8150 North Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77713.
