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Mary Allen Wiggins
Mary Adkins Wiggins was born and raised in Corbin, Kentucky. A self-proclaimed Daddy’s Girl, she loved telling stories about how her dad taught her to fish and drive a car at an early age. She was full of adventure…sometimes, too much adventure! For instance, she and a friend made their way around Corbin, trying out different churches and being baptized at each one they visited. She could remember those days vividly and loved to tell the stories with laughter in her voice of how she got in trouble with her brothers, Tommy and Luther. Later, Mary married and moved to Louisville, where she spent many years. After going through a divorce, she worked many different jobs. From waitressing to cleaning offices or ironing clothes, she sacrificed to always make sure her sons had what they needed. She would quickly tell you that her greatest accomplishment was raising her four boys; Jr, Mike, David, and Alan. Although times were often hard, she said many times she would love to go back to do it all over again and how much she enjoyed those years. She later remarried and became Mrs. Elijah (Bill) Wiggins. They spent many happy years together. After her husband retired from the Army, they moved to Tampa, Florida, where they finally got to relax and enjoy their favorite hobbies of camping and fishing. Mary was a master storyteller and could recall the smallest details of past events. She often entertained the family with these stories and her famous “Mary-isms” as they became to be known. These were words that she would famously mispronounce such as “itsy” instead of “antsy” or “heart mummer” instead of “murmur”. The list could go on and on. One of the best is when she would always tell us to call her “landmine” (landline) instead of her cell phone. We will miss these stories and misuse of the English language most of all. Always small in stature, Mary took her height seriously. She would be upset if you said she was 5 ft. 2 inches tall. She would quickly correct you and say she was 5 ft. 2 ½ inches! A doctor referred to her as “tiny” once and she quickly told him to not make that mistake again. She might have had a small frame, but she had a larger-than-life personality. Although we will miss her terribly, we know that she is reunited with her relatives that have gone before her, including her sons, Thomas, Mike, and the love of her life, Bill. We have no doubt that she is laughing and entertaining them all with a lifetime of stories from her adventures here on earth. We look forward to the day we see her again, and in the meantime, we will try not to be too “itsy” for that day.December 17, 1935 - January 19, 202112/17/193501/19/2021
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Funeral Home Owner
February 1, 2021
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Rev. Anna Clark
August 21, 2021
Mary, we use to talk half the night. I, sent you my new phone number, & one for Allan. I, never heard from either of you! The last conversation we had, you told me you were going in the hospital on Monday to have a stint put into your heart. What happened af... Continue Reading
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mayra figueroa
May 1, 2021
Mary was our neighbor when we lived on church she was the nicest person always there we would share gardening tips she would give me plants. We had the honor to meet Sarg her husband We moved away and often I have thought about Mary and wanted to go by. Mary you will be... Continue Reading
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Diane Dye
February 1, 2021
Mary was a wonderful lady! I got to visit her one summer with Paula and David, she was a sweet person to be around and made you feel so welcome ❤️ I loved to hear her stories and how she loved to fish ! I would have loved to have been around her more, she was a wonderful... Continue Reading
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Laura Keith
January 24, 2021
Mary will be missed by so many. Her light continues to shine in us.
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Rhonda Jarrell
January 23, 2021
Love and prayers to all the family.. may God comfort and bring peace to ALL the family
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Cassi
January 23, 2021
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Ana Chaiser
January 23, 2021
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Peggy
January 22, 2021
Prayers for the family of ailene,I will miss her
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Peggy
January 22, 2021
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peggy mitchell
January 22, 2021
Ailene,was my first cousin,I remember when my sisters and I were small,would go to aunt Edna and Arthur's, my mom Edith,and brother ,would play music on their porch every weekend,i,I, miss her.
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