Linda Maney Wiggins, 62, of the Big Y Community went home to be with the Lord Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 in a Cherokee Indian Hospital. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Emma Powell Maney and wife of the late Wayne Connor Wiggins. She was preceded in death by five sisters, Dorothy Johnson, Carol Jean Johnson, Alice Sequoyah, Alyne Bradley, Beatrice Carver; and one brother, Norman Maney.
She is survived by two sons, Richard Allen Wiggins and wife D.J. of Cherokee, Dwayne Wiggins and wife Quiana of Cherokee; one daughter, Vickie McCoy and husband Dave of Cherokee; 10 grandchildren, Rachel, Kyndra, Kyleigh, Jake, Kamia, Luke, and Colton Wiggins, Skooter McCoy, Sasha Watty, and Taz McCoy; and one brother, Jim Ed Maney of Cherokee.
Funeral services will be held at 1p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at Old Antioch Baptist Church. Rev. James (Bo) Parris, Rev. Denny Crowe and Ray Kinsland will officiate with burial in the Carver Family Cemetery.
The body will be taken to the church by Crisp Funeral Home at 6p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 to await the hour of service.