MARTHA VIRGINIA (BIGGERS) WAGGONER

1938-2021

Martha Virginia Biggers Waggoner, 83, of Lakeland Farm, Nacogdoches County, peacefully entered into eternal life in the early morning hours of December 10, 2021. Martha was born on January 27, 1938, in Houston, to Ross Biggers and Virginia Yundt Biggers. Martha grew up in a close-knit family, whose members were among the early residents of West University Place. She attended Lamar High School and then Stephen F. Austin State College in Nacogdoches. After graduating, Martha went to work as a secretary with Trunkline Company in Houston, where she met a charming young gentleman named Edward. Ed and Martha married on September 10, 1960, and made a loving home for their family. A beloved daughter and granddaughter, devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother and faithful friend, Martha involved herself in her children’s many school and church activities. After retirement in 1990, Ed and Martha moved to her family’s beloved Lakeland Farm in the piney woods of Nacogdoches County. The beautiful home they built there served as a gathering place for her family’s celebrations. Martha, like her New Testament Saint namesake, had a God-given talent for hospitality. She took delight in graciously entertaining her friends, both at home and at the Fredonia Hotel. A devoted Christian who served God and others, Martha attended Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church and assisted the homebound through the Meals on Wheels program. She enjoyed decorating, cooking, sewing and travelling to many beautiful places such as Alaska and Europe. Martha was an active member of various organizations, including the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Nacogdoches County Republican Women. Martha is predeceased by her parents and by Ed, her beloved husband of sixty years. She is survived by her son, Rev Ross

Waggoner of Hardin County, Texas, daughter Melanie Waggoner Pickering and husband Wayne of Houston, daughter Valerie Waggoner Ruch and husband Scott of Dallas, son Gene Waggoner and wife Kristi of Lakeland Farm, Nacogdoches, daughter Stephanie Waggoner of Dallas, granddaughter Isabel Ruch of Dallas, grandson Michael Ruch of Dallas, granddaughter Rachel Pickering Fulks and husband Tim of Findlay, OH, grandson David Pickering and wife Clare of Chagrin Falls, OH, great-grandchildren Christian and Clara Fulks, sister Laura Bubeck, numerous nieces and cousins and her lifelong friend, Frances Thomasson. Visitation hours are Wednesday, December 15, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Home. The funeral for Martha will take place at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nacogdoches, Thursday, December 16, at 11:00 a.m., Pastor Randy Booth, officiating. A meal at the church will follow the funeral during which attendees can visit with the family. Burial will follow later in the day at Bethel Cemetery in Appleby. Pallbearers are: Wayne Pickering, Scott Ruch, Michael Ruch, David Pickering, Alex Thomasson and David Alders. The family thanks the staff at Magnolia Court for their attentive care for Martha during her last months. Donations in memory of Martha can be made to Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, Nacogdoches, Heartbeat Pregnancy Center, Nacogdoches, and Operation Kindness Animal Shelter, Carrollton, TX, from where Martha and Ed adopted their faithful Chihuahua/Pug, Ralphy. Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors.