Helen Ann Riggs Parker's Obituary
Helen Ann Parker, 59, of Clarendon died on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in Houston.
Private Memorial Services will be held at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Clarendon.
Cremation & Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Helen was born July 22, 1959 in Amarillo to Wayne and Annton Riggs. She had been a resident of Clarendon since 1965 where she was self employed. She loved ranching, cooking, and researching ancestry and genealogy. She started the Col. Charles Goodnight Chuckwagon Cookoff that is held annually in Clarendon. Helen also served as President of the Saints’ Roost Museum Board for many years. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Clarendon.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Russell Keown of Clarendon; her daughter, Jennifer Warren and fiancé Joel Horn of Clarendon; a step daughter, Kasi Davis and husband Kyle of Clarendon; a brother, Walter Riggs and wife Brenda of Austin; 8 grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be sent to MD Anderson Cancer Research.
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