Lawrence Forrest Briggs Sr.
Lawrence Forrest Briggs Sr., 83, of Amity, died Monday, February 1, 2021, in the Washington Health System.
He was born October 14, 1937, in Lone Pine, a son of the late Ray and Mary Crile Briggs.
He was a 1957 graduate of Waynesburg High School. He then went on to a trade school in Toledo, Ohio, for meat cutting. He worked as a meat cutter at Loblaw’s, A&P, Acme, Red’s, Shop N’ Save, Western State, and retired from Food Gallery in Upper St. Clair on January 1, 2000.
He was member of North Ten Mile Baptist Church for over 50 years where he had served as a deacon. He was on the Ten Mile League Dartball Team, was a member of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23, which is now Keystone 1776. He enjoyed making toys out of wood and playing golf.
On September 5, 1959, he married Beckie Hampton Briggs with whom he had shared over 60 years of marriage.
He is survived by three children, Rhonda (Ralph) Gatten of Scenery Hill, Lawrence Briggs Jr. of Amity, Danett (Brad Arbes) Briggs of Newport Ritchey, Florida; five grandchildren, Chad (Joanna) Fowler of Pittsburgh, Adam (Ashley) McNary of Port View, Lukas (fiancee Elizabeth Morris) Gatten of Scenery Hill, Dallas McNary of Eighty Four, Noah (Amber) Gatten of Morgantown, W.Va.; a great-granddaughter, Aubrey McNary.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are five sisters, Maxine Barker, Lois Henderson, Mary Louise Reed, Laura Jean Lyle, an infant sister Gwendolia Briggs; four brothers, Ivan “Ike” Briggs, Milo Briggs, Ray Briggs Jr., as well as an infant brother, Donald Briggs; two half brothers, Lester and Harold Garrett.
Family and friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of funeral services with the Rev. Dr. Gary Schneider officiating, Friday, February 5, in the North Ten Mile Baptist Church. Interment will follow in North Ten Mile Cemetery. A guest book may be signed at www.nicholfuneralhome.com