WILLIAM ELMER ‘BILL’ BIGGS

William Elmer ‘Bill’ Biggs, 89, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at the Greystone Nursing Home in Cabot, Ark. He was born July 18, 1928, as the oldest son of William Randal Biggs and Hattie May Prim Biggs. He worked in farming, sales and grocery store management and ended his work years at the John Deere Missco Implement in Blytheville, Ark. For most of his life, he lived in Holland, Mo., with the exception of the past three years, when he resided in Cabot. He married Shirley Colleen Martin Oct. 30, 1947. They had two children, Carl and Pamela. They were a devoted husband and wife for almost 48 years, until her death in October 1995. They were active members of the Samford Church of Christ where he served as a deacon and then as an elder. He was an avid fisherman, and it lead him to one of his favorite past-times, feeding others. He fed thousands of people fish, French fries and hushpuppies from the Bootheel of Missouri to Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, Kansas and Tennessee. He was also well-known for his compassion to help strangers. He stopped to help people who were stranded on the road or many who just showed up at his home asking for help.

Survivors of Mr. Biggs include his son, Carl Biggs of San Antonio, Texas; daughter, Pamela Rogers of Cabot, Ark.; four grandchildren, Brian Rogers of Little Rock, Tiffany Moon of Cabot, Ark., Bradley Biggs of Steinenbronn, Germany, and Michael Biggs of San Antonio, and seven great-grandchildren, Blake Moon and Presley Moon of Cabot, Kampten Biggs and Graysen Biggs of Steinenbronn and Dane Biggs, Ty Biggs and Zeke Biggs of San Antonio.

Funeral services for Mr. Biggs will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 at Samford Church of Christ in Steele. Visitation will be held from 12 p.m until the time of the funeral. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Children’s Home Inc. in Paragould, Ark. Online guestbook is available at www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com .

A Natural State Funeral Service of Jacksonville, Ark., was in charge of arrangements.