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• Social Security Number: 225-70-1111
• SSN issued: 1965, Virginia, USA

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Timothy Biggs of Glen Rock, 44, Pru public relations director: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Star-Ledger, The (Newark, NJ) - Sunday, January 28, 2001

Deceased Name: Timothy Biggs of Glen Rock, 44, Pru public relations director

OBITUARY

Timothy C. Biggs, 44, of Glen Rock died yesterday in Valley Hospital, Ridgewood.

A Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Catharine Church, Glen Rock. Arrangements are by the Vander Plaat Colonial Home Inc., Fair Lawn.

Mr. Biggs was a public relations director with the Prudential Insurance Co. corporate headquarters in Newark, where he worked for 18 years.

He earned a bachelor's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University in 1978 and a master's degree in future studies from the University of Houston at Clearlake in 1979.

Mr. Biggs volunteered for many sporting programs in Glen Rock.

Born in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., he had lived in Glen Rock for 17 years.

Surviving are his wife, Pamela; a daughter, Ashley; a son, Brett; his mother, Mrs. Katie Biggs; a sister, Deborah, and a brother, Kirby.

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Copyright (c) 2001 The Star-Ledger. All Rights Reserved. Used by NewsBank with Permission.

Timothy + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Social Security Number: 700-09-5992
• SSN issued: Bef 1951, Railroad Board (Issued Through)

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RICHARD C. BIGGS: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - Saturday, October 18, 1997

Deceased Name: RICHARD C. BIGGS

WILLIAMSBURG - Ret. U.S. Army Col. Richard Chester Biggs died at Williamsburg Community Hospital on Oct. 16, 1997. He had lived in Williamsburg since 1992.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Katie Nettles Biggs, and three children, Richard Kirby Biggs of Falls Church, Deborah C. Biggs of Lanexa, and Timothy C. Biggs of Glen Rock, N.J.; and four grandsons, two granddaughters, and a great-grandson.

Col. Biggs was a native of Seattle, Wash., graduating from Queen Anne High School in 1935. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, Skull and Keys and other honorary societies, and captain of the Freshman Track Team. In 1939, he received a bachelor's degree and an Infantry ROTC commission.

He began active duty in February of 1941, and was stationed with the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Oahu, at the time of the Japanese attack. He continued to serve with the regiment in Australia and through campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines until mid-1945 in positions from platoon leader to regimental executive officer.

He held key staff positions with the U.S. Military Government Command in Korea from 1946 to 1948, including seven months as one of two U.S. XXIV Corps Liaison Officers representing the U.S. with the Soviet Union Army headquarters in Pyongyang during the early development of the North Korean armed forces and the beginning of the Cold War.

As a Regular Army Transportation Corps officer he commanded battalion level units in Korea during the war and later in Germany, where he also became the V Corps Transportation Officer. He commanded the 4th Terminal Command at Fort Eustis from 1963 to 1964.

He attended several Army schools, including the Army Command and General Staff College, where he also taught for four years, and graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1960.

After military retirement in 1966, he was the civilian assistant to the principal logistics officer in Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, from 1967 to 1972. He held the senior civilian logistics position in the Defense Attache Office, Saigon, from 1973 to 1974, and then served on the Army General Staff.

In 1976, he was appointed as a GS-16 as assistant director for materiel maintenance, Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics. He was later assigned as the deputy commander of the Engineer Logistics Command in Saudi Arabia, retiring from his civilian Army career in 1981.

He was awarded the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star, both with Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal and numerous civilian awards from the U.S. Government and the Republic of Vietnam; and is a Distinguished Member of the Transportation Corps Regiment.

Following his career as an Army civilian, Col. Biggs worked for a defense contractor operating the U.S. base maintenance contract in Turkey, and as a consultant with a number of other base maintenance contractors.

During 1993 and 1994 he volunteered at Fort Eustis as a co-author of the book "Spearhead of Logistics, A History of the Transportation Corps," the definitive history of U.S. Army transportation from the Colonial period to the present.

He served as the executive vice president of the board of directors of the Army Transportation Museum Foundation, and belonged to several professional military associations and the Christopher Wren Association. He was also a volunteer in the Elderhostel programs at the College of William and Mary.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 9:45 a.m. at the Old Chapel at Fort Myer, Arlington.

Interment will follow in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends at Bucktrout of Williamsburg this afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m.

Memorials may be made to the Army Transportation Museum Foundation, Drawer D, Fort Eustis, 23604-0320.

Bucktrout of Williamsburg is in charge of arrangements.

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Page: C4
Copyright (c) 1997, Daily Press Inc. All rights reserved.

Richard married Katie Lee Nettles on 17 Aug 1948 in Folkston, Charlton, Georgia, USA. Katie (daughter of William Henry Nettles and Mary Leona Williams) was born on 2 May 1924 in Lake Butler, Union, Florida, USA; died on 6 Nov 2014 in Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Katie N Biggs
• Residence: 1930, Palestine, Union, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1935, Precinct 6, Columbia, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Union, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1992, Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

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Katie Lee Biggs
Born: May 2, 1924
Died: November 6, 2014
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia

Tribute & Message From The Family

Katie was born on May 2, 1924 and passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2014.

Katie was a resident of Williamsburg, Virginia at the time of her passing.

She was preceded in death by her husband Richard.

The family will receive friends Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm at Bucktrout Funeral Home, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Williamsburg Hospice House, 4445 Powhatan Pkwy Williamsburg, VA 23188 or in Katie Biggs name to the Wounded Warriors Fund, https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org.

Katie (Kitty) Lee Nettles Biggs, born May 2, 1924, in Florida passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014.

Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Kitty fulfilled her wishes to see the world. She was known for elegant and gourmet cooking, and master bridge playing. She never forgot where she grew up and loved her family in Florida and always gave much love and support to her children. Kitty spent her last years among wonderful friends.

Preceding her in death was her husband of 49 years Richard Chester Biggs, a son, Timothy C. Biggs, brothers; Seth Nettles, William Nettles, and James Nettles, sisters; Edna Hall, Ruth Moody, and Janey Nettles..

Survivors include her son Richard Kirby Biggs and daughter Deborah Biggs Grandchildren; Jeffrey (Valerie) Dockman, Micheal (Amy) Dockman, Richard Valentine Biggs, Morgan Biggs and brothers and sisters, Rodney Nettles (Maryann), Henrietta Kirkland (Joe), Libby Green, May Edwards (Jim), and John J. Nettles (Debbie)

Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.bucktroutfuneralhome.net

http://www.bucktroutfuneralhome.net/memsol.cgi?user_id=1454132

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• Social Security Number: 264-56-3511
• Residence: 1920, Palestine, Bradford, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1930, Palestine, Union, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1935, Precinct 6, Columbia, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Union, Florida, USA
• SSN issued: 1955, Florida, USA

William married Mary Leona Williams on 1 Jan 1908 in Bradford, Florida, USA. Mary (daughter of William Cornelius Williams and Martha Malatha Beasley) was born on 23 Jul 1891 in Lulu, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 26 Apr 1930 in Union, Florida, USA; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Union, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Mary Leona Nettles
• Residence: 1900, Palestine, Bradford, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1920, Palestine, Bradford, Florida, USA
• Residence: 28 Apr 1930, Palestine, Union, Florida, USA