Lee McCutchan Riggs

Lee McCutchan Riggs passed away peacefully on August 16, 2024, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital surrounded by his caring family. He was born on April 5, 1938, in Evansville to Oscar and Harriett (McCutchan) Riggs. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University. After spending several years teaching Jr. High and Sr. High students, he purchased his parents’ dairy farm where he continued to milk registered Guernsey cattle for 52 years. During this time he proudly showed his prize winning Guernseys at county fairs, state fairs, and national and international shows and also traveled to New Zealand to share information about the benefits of the Guernsey breed. He served on state and national Guernsey Boards and the IN State Dairy Assn. Board allowing him to attend many conventions in all four corners of the United States. He was honored with the Vanderburgh County Rural Urban Award, the IN Guernsey Breeders Distinguished Service and Master Breeder Awards, and the Vanderburgh County Home Extension Honorary Member Award.

Lee was a 50+ year active member of Blue Grass Church. His passion was to provide for and teach others. Lee leaves an incredible legacy through his family and everyone he influenced by sharing and modeling wisdom, caring, patience, selflessness, and stewardship. He enjoyed caring for his floral and vegetable gardens, Guernsey cattle, dairy goats, chickens, peacocks, pigs, rabbits, barn cats, dogs, tropical fish, skunks, a horse, a donkey, and even a raccoon.

Lee is survived by his wife of 57 years, Carol (Bosecker) Riggs; three sons, Todd (Shawna) of Ft. Branch; Mark (Rachel) of Evansville; Brian (Chanda) of Polk City, IA; and nine grandchildren—Jacob, Trey, Lucas, Camron, Shealyn, Makaela, Preston, Levi, and Brody Riggs; Sister-in-law, Linda (Craig) Deig, cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother and sister-in-law, Dale & Elizabeth Riggs.

Visitation will be 3:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 22, at Alexander North Chapel, 4200 Stringtown Road, Evansville, IN. Service will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Blue Grass Church, 14240 Petersburg Road, Evansville, IN. Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 AM until service time officiated by Pastor Doug Heiman. Burial will be in the Blue Grass cemetery.

The family would like to thank the B400 unit of Deaconess Gateway for their compassionate care.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations please be made to

Blue Grass Church https://bluegrass.church/give#givenow or the Guernsey Foundation Fund https://www.cognitoforms.com/AmericanGuernseyAssocPurebredPublications/DonateToTheGuernseyFoundation

Condolences may be offered at www.AlexanderNorthChapel.com.