- Date Of Birth: April 27, 1933
- Date Of Death: July 25, 2020
- State: Illinois
Olive Maxine Ore Rigg, 87, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, July 25, 2020, at home surrounded by family.
She was born April 27, 1933, in Jacksonville, the daughter of Carl and Eva (Rentschler) Ore. She married William Gene Rigg on July 26, 1952, at the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, IL.
She was survived by her husband, who passed away the next day on July 26, 2020, their 68th wedding anniversary. She is survived by her two children, Clifford William (Delene) Rigg and Debra Lynn Rigg (Steve) Anderson; three grandchildren, Jackie Diane (Clarence) Wilson, Christopher William (Christina) Rigg, Alexis Jordan K. Anderson; three great grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Jane Bender. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Gene Ore and William Ore (surviving spouse, Agatha Ore of Elmhurst).
Mrs. Rigg was a 1951 graduate of Jacksonville High School. She worked for The Elgin and the Champaign Courier News, and then worked as an Operating Clerk for Illinois Power for over 20 years. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Maxine enjoyed cooking, sewing, painting, and made her family her highest priority.
William Gene Rigg, 90, of Jacksonville, died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
He was born on June 29, 1930, in Lynnville, the son of Fred and Ruby (Mawson) Rigg. He married Olive Maxine Ore on July 26, 1952, at the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville.
He is survived by his two children, Clifford William (Delene) Rigg and Debra Lynn Rigg (Steve) Anderson; three grandchildren, Jackie Diane (Clarence) Wilson, Christopher William (Christina) Rigg, Alexis Jordan K. Anderson; and three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one day, his beloved wife, Olive Maxine (Ore) Rigg; and thee sisters and one brother, Hazel Wagner, Aileen Blackwell, Irene Martin, and Hobart F. Rigg (surviving spouse, Phyllis Franseen of Charleston).
Mr. Rigg was a 1948 graduate of Jacksonville High School. He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955, and in the Air Force Reserves until 1959. He worked as a residential builder locally for over 25 years and built his first house for his family at the age of 26. Bill enjoyed horses, owned horses growing up, and attended horse shows often. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.
Bill and Maxine met while attending Jacksonville High School and attended the Senior Prom together. The couple were united in an evening candlelight wedding ceremony at the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville on July 26, 1952. Both have remained members of the First Baptist Church.
