03/11/2025
Mary L. Biggers, 91, of San Augustine, Texas, opportunity to “Walk in the Light” came Saturday, the 8th day of March 2025, at Summitt Nursing Home in San Augustine.
A celebration of life will be Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 2pm at the Reed Chapel Baptist Church in San Augustine. Rites of Christian Burial will follow at St. Luke Cemetery in San Augustine. Visitation will be from 12noon until 6pm on Friday, March 14th at Percy Garner & Son Funeral Home.
Mary Lousette Boyer Biggers was born December 9, 1933, in the Perkins Community in San Augustine to Sealy (Roberts) Boyer and Isom Boyer. A retired educator, she taught at San Augustine Elementary School.
A Deaconess at the Reed Chapel Baptist Church, she was also the “2023 Woman of the Year” at the church.
Survivors include:
Daughter, Mary Elizabeth Biggers Sanders of Longview
Granddaughter, Mariah Elyse Sanders of Longview
Grandson, Samuel Justin Hunter, III, “Sammy J.” of Longview
Brother, Ira Boyer (Lola) of Houston
Sisters:
Opal Boyer of Haywood, CA
Betty Robinson of Mansfield, LA
Sister-in-law, Marjorie Boyer of San Augustine
Brother-in-law, Wayne Sparrow (Francine) of Orange
She was preceded in death by her husband, Deacon John Willie Biggers.
Services are under the direction of Percy Garnder & Son Funeral Home of San Augustine and Sparrow Funeral Home of Orange, Texas.
