Gerald Duane Rigg

1947 - 2015  (67 years)

• Name	Gerald Duane Rigg
  Nickname	Gary
  Birth	31 Oct 1947	Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	17 May 1950	Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1950 census.
  Residence	From Abt 1962 to 1965	Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [2]
  	Gary lived with his grandparents Ernest and Lera Powell in Sciota during the summers in high school.
  Education	1965	Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [3]
  	Graduate of Macomb High School, class of 1965; member of Industrial Arts Club.
  Mayflower Descent	Yes.
  Residence	From 1993 to 14 Jul 2015	Industry, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Occupation	Carpenter/contractor.  [1]
  Death	14 Jul 2015	Industry, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Burial	23 Jul 2015	Industry Cemetery, Industry, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I61	Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Percy LaVerne Rigg,   b. 22 Aug 1919, Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States d. 2 Apr 2006, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Eleanor June Powell,   b. 19 Jun 1928, Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois, United States d. 25 Mar 2006, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1947	St. Mary, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  Divorce	1956?
  	Gary was 8 (aft 31 Oct 1955 through 31 Oct 1956); record not found in Hancock or Knox; McDonough says no record, not sure if they searched.
  Notes	Percy married second on 16 Aug 1961 at Chickasaw County, Iowa, Martha Jane (McMillen) Heikes (b. 25 Feb 1923, d. 16 Jun 2012); they had no issue. Eleanor married second on 17 Jun 1961 at East Galesburg, Illinois, Muriel O. Trobaugh (b. 13 Mar 1918, d. 24 Dec 2010); they had no issue.
  Documents		Marriage License of Percy Rigg and Eleanor Powell (1947) Errors: Surname Rigg spelled "Riggs" throughout; Percy's place of birth entered as "Knoxville"; Percy's father entered as "Pete Riggs" (should be John Rigg); Percy's mother's maiden surname entered as "Carlson" (should be Dawson).
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanette Marie Morrell
  Children	+ 1. Tammy Suzanne Rigg
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2025

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Birth Certificate of Gerald Duane Rigg (1947) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Census 1950 - United States--Illinois--Hancock County--Pilot Grove Township - Rigg United States Census, 1950. Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois (FSL DGS #108925743, image 22 of 22).
  		Marriage Record of Gerald Rigg and Jeanette Morrell (1965) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Birth Certificate of Tammy Suzanne Rigg (1965) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Marriage Record of Richard Cook and Tammy Rigg (1982) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Marriage Certificate of Gerald Rigg and Cathy Hendricks (1995) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Divorce Judgment of Gerald Rigg and Jeanette Morrell (1987) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Death Certificate of Gerald Duane Rigg (2015) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Gerald Duane Rigg and Cathy Elaine Hendricks Photograph by Christopher Duane Cook, 4 Jul 2024.
  		Footstone of Gerald Duane Rigg Photograph by Christopher Duane Cook, 4 Jul 2024.

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] Gerald D. 'Gary' Rigg [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: McDonough County Voice, 17 Jul 2015, p. A3). [S426] Ingersoll, Jeanette Marie, interviewee; Christopher D. Cook, interviewer, Interviews with Jeanette Marie (Morrell) Rigg Ingersoll, 2024-. [S123] Macomb High School 1965 Spiderweb [yearbook], ([Macomb, Illinois: Macomb High School Class of 1965, 1964]). [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169200440/gerald_duane_rigg.