Eugene Allen Briggs ^{8,54,55,56,57}

  General Notes:

OBITUARY for Eugene A Briggs, Sr
GALESBURG REGISTER-MAIL

EUGENE A. BRIGGS, SR
GALESBURG -- Eugene A. "Gene" Briggs, Sr., 63,
658 E. South St., died today at 7:45 a.m. in his home.
He was born in Williamsfield Oct. 9, 1924. He was the
son of Clarence and Georgia Cooksey Briggs. He married
Bonnie Pratt in Galesburg March 25, 1949.
Surviving are his wife; one son, Eugene A. Briggs, Jr.,
Galesburg; three daughters, Joyce Cox, Galesburg, Beverly
Meehan, Monmouth, and Mary Ashby, Carpentersville; one
brother, Wayne Briggs, Galesburg; one sister, Doris Thompson,
Galesburg, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He worked as a lumberjack and later as a contractor and
carpenter before retiring. He lived in Galesburg for several
years.
Funeral will be Monday at 10 a.m. in Hinchliff-Pearson-West
Chapel, the Rev. J.T. Moore officiating. Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call in the funeral home
Sunday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 1930, Sparta, Knox, Illinois. ⁵⁷

• Occupation: carpenter, factory worker, repairman, farmer.

• Religion: general christian.

• Nationality.

Eugene married Bonnie Eugenie Pratt, daughter of Edgar Leroy Pratt and Eleanor Jones, on 25 Mar 1949 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. (Bonnie Eugenie Pratt was born on 9 Apr 1930 in Smithshire, Warren Co., IL ⁸.)