Henry Riggs

Visitation: Sunday, July 8, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City

Funeral Service: will be held on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City

Interment: will follow in the family lot of the Custer County Cemetery

H.L. Henry Leonard Riggs, age 97, of Miles City passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at the Holy Rosary Extended Care in Miles City.

Leonard was born in Dickinson, North Dakota on August 5, 1909, the son of Henry Franklin and Mary (Stoddard) Riggs. He attended elementary schools in Powder River County and high school in Billings and Colorado. Following his schooling, he worked sheep on the family ranch in Powder River County. Leonard married Laura Steadman on June 1, 1934 in Miles City, Montana. He later married PaulineLeitholt on April 10, 1992 in Miles City, Montana. Leonard later worked as an auto mechanic and truck driver for over 28 years, retiring in Miles City. Leonard was very involved in the Eastern Montana Fiddlers and was a member of the First Lutheran Church and the Drop-In Center.

Leonard is survived by his wife, Pauline Riggs of Miles City, MT; two sons: Gary Riggs of Kent, WA and Vic Riggs of Miles City, MT; and a daughter, Gaye Vezey of Billings, MT; eight grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and two greatgreat grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife Laura Steadman in 1986.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 8, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the family lot of the Custer County Cemetery. Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the Range Riders Museum in Miles City or to the charity of one's choice.