Obituaries

Pamela Hyer “Pam” Cropp Riggs, of Bridgeport, WV, died at her home on Friday, July 27, 2018.

She was born June 20, 1943, in Clarksburg, WV, a daughter of the late Ruth Steele Cropp Schneider and Hosmer Hyer Cropp.

Pam is survived by two sons, Robert Matthew Riggs and wife, Kim, of Lakeland, FL, and Michael Wayne Riggs and his companion, Michele Berry, of Bridgeport, WV; as well as her sister, Jane Alison Cropp Acri and husband, Eric, of Mechanicsburg, PA.  She is also survived by a step-grandson, Cody Williams, three nephews, Aaron Flinn, Phillip Cropp, Ercol Acri III, and two nieces, Ann Acri and Caroline Cropp.

Her husband of forty-seven years, Robert Wayne Riggs, whom she married June 12, 1965, preceded her in death on March 8, 2012.  A sister, Carroll Ann Cropp, and a brother, Robert Hosmer Cropp also preceded her in death.  She was also preceded in death by her stepfather, Richard “Nick” Schneider.

Pam graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1961 and from West Virginia University in 1965 where she was an active member of the Chi Omega Fraternity.

During her forty-five-year career as a nurse she worked at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center as well as Medbrook Medical Center. On the academic level she was an instructor of nursing at both Salem University and West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Always an energetic person as well as a lifelong learner Pam was an avid tennis player, a member of the Oral Lake Fishing Club, and a devoted member of Coterie. She was an active member of Christ Episcopal Church in Clarksburg, WV.

Her family request that donations in Pam’s memory be made to: The Memorial Garden, Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 1492, Clarksburg, WV 26301.

Per her request, she will be cremated.

There will be no public visitation.   A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.

Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family at www.amoscarvelli.com  A service of Amos Carvelli Funeral Home.