 BRIGGS, FRIEDA MARIE Frieda Marie Briggs (nee Statham) left this life and entered the arms of her Lord on Friday, March 14, 2014, at the age of 89. Frieda Statham was born May 8, 1924, to Frederick McKinley Statham and Mary (Jursche) Statham in Farmington, Illinois. At the age of five, the family moved to Gallup, New Mexico, where Frieda graduated from high school in 1941. Her highlight as a member of the high school band was attending the World Fair in San Francisco. She attended college in Pittsburgh, Kansas, obtaining her teaching certificate, and took graduate work in Flagstaff, Arizona. She taught school for 27 years in Gallup, NM, teaching the primary grades which she dearly loved. She was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church, where she also taught and worked. For more than 60 years she was a member of the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star, serving as Worthy Matron in Gallup and traveling the state of New Mexico as a Grand Officer. She was a member of the Star in Gallup, Belen, Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Great Falls, Montana. She served as Rainbow Girls Mother in Gallup and Santa Fe. She was twice the head of Social Order of the Beauceant and a member of the Shrine Daughters of the Nile. She was married for 57 years to Albert Leon Briggs, has a son Joel, Flagstaff, AZ; a daughter Carolyn Dobbs, Rio Rancho; three grandsons Joel, Troy, Ty; one granddaughter Tracy; five great-grandchildren (another on the way); and two foster children Rocky-N Mex and Rochelle-Alaska. Frieda's mission in life was for the benefit of mankind and all living things. Yes, Dear Lord, she is sorely missed, and we ask that you find a special place in your kingdom that befits my Earth Angel. Amen! A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Mesa View United Methodist Church, 4701 Montano Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM. Frieda will be buried in the Garden Wall at the Trinity Heights United Methodist Church, Flagstaff, Arizona.
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