By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Maureen Rigsby, age 95
Maureen Rigsby

Maureen Rigsby, age 95, of Smithville passed away Saturday morning, May 17, 2025, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. 

 

She was a member of the Whorton Springs Baptist for over 50 years and was a LPN.  In her later years, Maureen enjoyed being out with John Lee watching him bushhog or work in hay. 

 

She was born December 9, 1929, to her parents, the late F. N. Summers and Pauline Caldwell Parsley.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Clent Page; infant daughter, Karen Doris Page; grandson, Bradley Hawker and brother, Tolbert Summers. 

 

 

She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, John Lee Rigsby of Smithville; daughter, Elaine (Larry) Hawker of Lebanon; grandsons, Michael (Yvonne) Hawker and Jon (Jennifer) Hawker; great-grandchildren, Bradley, Keira, Cameron and Oakley; sister, Jo Doris Johnson of Michigan. 

 

Funeral service was held Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bros. Darrell Gill and Don Rigsby officiating and burial followed in Whorton Springs Cemetery. 

Pallbearers were Michael Hawker, Jon Hawker, Bradley Keira, Cameron Oakley, Carl Wayne Knowles, and Justin Knowles.

 

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to either Whorton Springs Baptist Church or Whorton Springs Cemetery, in memory of Mrs. Maureen. 

 

DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements.