July 27, 1921 – April 18, 2023
Dorothy J. Riggs, 101, of Bedford, passed away on April 18, 2023, at the Stonebridge Health Campus in Bedford.
Born July 27, 1921, she was the daughter of Fred Wampler and Florence (Gilbreth) Wampler. She married Roy Riggs, Jr. on December 27, 1941, and he preceded her in death on January 18, 1998. Dorothy was a graduate of Bedford High School with the class of 1938. She had worked at Bell’s Mend-It-Shop and in the Golf Pro Shop at Otis Park Golf Course and at the Pro Shops in Bad Axe, Michigan, and Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was a lifetime member of Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.
Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Pat (Roger) Scott; three grandsons, Brian Scott, Zach Medlock, and J.D. (Traci) Medlock; three great-grandchildren, Jasmine (Justin) Perry, Dalton Valencia, and Teddy
Medlock; two great-great-grandchildren, Braxton Perry and Caroline Perry.
Dorothy was preceded in death by one daughter, Robin Medlock; one granddaughter, Julie Scott; three brothers, Fred Wampler, Jr., Louis Wampler, and Jim Wampler.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, with burial to follow in Beech Grove Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. also on Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.
Contributions in memory of Dorothy can be made to the Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic School.
Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes has been entrusted with the care of and
arrangements for Mrs. Dorothy J. Riggs.
Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.FergusonLee.com.
