Marilyn Wiggs

December 13, 1937 - January 18, 2021

Marilyn Wiggs, 83, of Cape Girardeau, peacefully passed in her sleep on Monday, January 18, 2021 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1937 in her parents farmhouse in Bloomfield, Missouri to Cecil and Ellen Barham Long. She lived at Saxony Village in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of PWP and a volunteer at St. Francis Hospital and the Rose Garden. She worked local elections, loved to read books, painting, quilting, sewing, St. Louis Cardinals, Muny and the River Campus along with playing games and cards. She retired from AT&T. She was a member of First General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include a son, Stephen (Lee-Ann) Wiggs of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Lynett Wiggs (Jim) O'Shea of St. Louis, Missouri; a sister, Elizabeth Long (Bill) Mueller of St. Peters, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Marie Long of Bloomfield, Missouri; three nieces; two nephews; three grandchildren, Hannah Wiggs (Dakotah) Prasun, Troy Brocaw and Nicholas Wiggs; two step-grandchildren, Meghan O'Shea (Danny) Jonas and Ryan O'Shea; and two great-grandchildren, Lillian Prasun and Charlotte Jonas. She was preceded in death by her parents. A private graveside service will be at Bluff Cemetery in Essex, Missouri with the Rev. Sam Ramdial officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to St. Francis Workers and Volunteers, 211 St. Francis Dr., Cape Girardeau, MO, 63703 .