Marvin Ellis Riggs, 92, died Oct. 13, 2017, at Almost Home, Great Bend. He was born Aug. 1, 1925, at Rush County, to Lester and Josephine Emma (Smith) Riggs. He married Ruth Barker June 1, 1947, at Great Bend. She died Sept. 5, 2004. Marvin was employed as a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, Great Bend. 

A lifetime resident of Great Bend, Marvin was a devoted man of prayer and member of the First Church of the Nazarene, Great Bend, where he taught Sunday School, served as a bus driver and a Minister to Seniors.
Marvin served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II, in the South Pacific Theatre.

Survivors include three sons, Terrence Eugene Riggs and wife Shelia of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Dale Allen Riggs and wife Betty and Keith Ellis Riggs and wife Kathy, both of Great Bend; one daughter, Marcia Gwen Burhenn of Great Bend; one sister, Neva Morris of Denver, Colo.; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Virgil Riggs and Gerald Riggs; and by two sisters, Gladys Radke and Marjorie Riggs.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at First Church of the Nazarene in Great Bend with Pastor Josh Foster, officiant. Interment will be at Great Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-9 p.m. Monday at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorial fund donations may be made to Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, in care of the funeral home.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Oct. 15, 2017