Edna Briggs

85 of Sour Lake, Texas died on Monday December 29, 2014 in Sour Lake, surrounded by her family and friends. A graveside service will be held on Saturday January 3, 2015 at 11:00A.M. at Guedry cemetery in Batson with Reverend Bill Fabriguze officiating. The family will be recieving on Friday January 2, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. until 9: 00 P.M. at the Chapel of Faith & Family Funeral Services 40847 Hwy 105E. Batson, TX. Edna was born May 31, 1929 in Saratoga, TX, to Ebbie Cotten and Glommy Mae Moore. She had lived in Sour Lake, most of her life and was an homemaker. Edna was preceded in death by parents, her husband Robert Kenneth Briggs, daughter; Cecelia Linscomb. Brothers; Brack Cotten, Lester Cotten, and Archie Cotten. Sisters; Nelda Hayes and Barbara Ryan. Survivors are sons; John Linscomb and wife Rose of Sour Lake, Rusty Linscomb and wife Mara of Warren. Daughters; Joyce Abernathy and husband Frank of Vidor, Mischell Erickson and husband Scott of McKinney, TX. Brothers; Joe Cotten and wife Annette of Saratoga, and J.C. Cotten of Saratoga. Grandchildren; twelve, great grandchildren; sixteen,, and one great-great-grandchild. Serving as pallbearers are John Linscomb, Keith Linscomb, Rusty Linscomb, Byron Linscomb, Nick Copeland, Charles Lee, and William Holmes.