Martha Biggs

Biggs, Martha Helen Murphy died at her home on Thursday, August 18, 2011. She was born November 14, 1925, inDothan,Alabama, to the late Ressie Lee Kirkland Murphy and the late Claude Franklin Murphy. She was married April 5, 1952, to the late Ernest Edgar Biggs (Col. USAF), ofKansas City,Missouri. In 1971, he retired at Maxwell Air Force Base, after 30 years of service. Colonel and Mrs. Biggs then purchased the 1893 home of Judge Joseph Bell and Mary Pratt Bell, descendants of Daniel Pratt. The couple spent much time, effort and loving care in the restoration of the acreage. In the 1980's they were rewarded when the Alabama Historic Commission placed the home on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, and the United States Department of the Interior Placed the home on the National Register of Historic Places. Mrs. Biggs taught English and Humanities atAlabamaStateUniversitynineteen years. She held a Bachelor of Arts in English from theUniversityofArizona,Tuscon,Arizonaand a Master of Arts in English fromBaylorUniversity,Waco,Texas. She also did advanced study in English at theUniversityofAlabama,Tuscaloosa,Alabama. She is preceded in death by her only sister Ressie Lynnette Richbourg ofMonticello,Florida; survivors include, her brother-in-law, John Richbourg, Jr.; one niece, Patricia Richburg Owens (Dr Miles); three nephews, John Lawrence Richbourg (Debbie), Jeffery Bryan Richbourg (Andrea) and Claude Stewart Richbourg (Sherrie). Mrs. Biggs was a member of the Prattville Church of Christ to whom she had bequeathed her home. A funeral service will be held from the Prattville Church of Christ on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 11:00 am with Minister Brent Missildine officiating. Burial will follow inPrattvilleMemoryGardens. Pallbearers will be, Billy Adair, Lamar Grissett, Marvin Gentry, Harvey Clark, Miles Owens and Larry Richbourg. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Prattville Church of Christ, Baptist Hospice or Agape, Inc. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 am until 11:00 am.

Martha Biggs

November 14, 1925 - August 18, 2011