Mary Ruth Briggs Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Mary Ruth Briggs of Scooba, Mississippi, who passed away on July 6, 2025, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her former husband J. K. Briggs Jr.; her granddaughters, Mary Hope and Emma Grace Miller; her parents, Bascom Lyle and Freddie Marie Borum LeGette; and her siblings, Roy Lynn LeGette and Becky LeGette Brooks.

She is survived by: her children, John Lyle Briggs and Clara Jan-Marie Miller; her grandchildren, John Ross Briggs, Nicole Marie Briggs and William Oliver Miller; her sister-in-law Katrina LeGette; and her cousins, Diane LeGette and Stephen Burris. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Scooba Community Church at P.O. Box 112, Scooba, MS 39358 or Tunnel to Towers at http://www.t2t.org.