Mattie Lue Riggins Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Lue Riggins (nee Trammell), 89, of Wrightstown, NJ, passed away on Tuesday March 23, 2016 at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly, NJ. Born in Chipley of Troup County, Georgia, and formerly of Hightstown and Somerset, NJ, she had resided in the North Hanover area since 1982. She retired from work in 1980 having worked as a clerk at the Rutgers University mailroom center, Revlon Products Distribution and was a private Domestic employee. She is the daughter of the late Henderson and Eliza Broughton Trammell; wife of the late Lee Willie Riggins; mother of the late first born infant daughter, Gladys Trammell and mother of the late Bessie Mae Reid, mother in law of the late C. Fred Miller, Jr., and a mother figure to the late Anthony "Tony" Atkinson. "Miss Mattie" is survived by daughters Mildred Williams (James) of Bloomfield, CT, Carol R. Miller of Wrightstown, NJ, Sandra J. Riggins of Hartford, CT, and Rose Riggins of North Hanover, NJ and son in law Bonito Reid of Hartford, Ct. She will also be missed by grandchildren; Michelle Riggins, Cleveland P. Jenkins, Jr, Melanie Guerrero (Carl,Jr), Aaron Morris (Leeann) Richard L. Morris III (Yoshiko),Christopher Jenkins, James Williams, Jr.,Carl Cullers III, Fred Miller,great grandchildren, Juan Anthony Guerrero (Della), Jazmine Riggins, Shanice Riggins, Devonte Riggins, Brandon Morris, Roman Morris and Rui Morris, and great great grandsons, Zyon and Chase Guerrero. She is also survived by sisters Rose Emma Greene of Rome, Ga, Jewell Graves (James) of Worcester, Ma, and Baltimore, Md, Ula Mae Williams (Johnny) of Brookfield, Fla, sister in law Pastor Versie Mae Trammell of Clewiston, Fla, brother in laws Henry Caleb Milner, Sr of Concord, Ga. and Arthur McGee of Griffin, Ga. Godsons Kenneth Bell and Roger Ross, Jr. of NJ and Ardell Hannah of Fla. Long time friends Minnie Bell, Pearlymae Hallett Wright, and Dora Lee Jones all of NJ, as well as many loving relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to gather Wednesday, March 30, 2016 from 11AM to 12PM at Huber-Moore Funeral Home, 517 Farnsworth Ave. Bordentown, NJ. A funeral service will take place at the funeral home at 12PM. Interment to follow at Ewing Cemetery, Trenton, NJ. Welcomed to send flowers or donations may be made in Miss Mattie’s memory to the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, AL #334- 956-8200 http://www.splcenter.org/

Mattie Lue Riggins

April 5, 1926 - March 23, 2016