This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riggs, Burns Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HSDBAIB/1336 Message Board Post: The Cheney Free Press, Cheney, Washington, Jan. 31, 1919 MRS. E. C. BURNS BURIED AT CHICO, CAL. C. A. Burns received a telegram from his son, E. C. Burns, Friday afternoon informing him of the death of Mrs. E. C. Burns. Mrs. Burns died Thursday night at Pomona, Cal., from the influenza. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom R. Riggs. She had been a member of the Christian church in Cheney and sang in the choir. She attended high school here and was well known for her cheerful and pleasant disposition and her willingness to help in any undertaking. The funeal was held at Chico, Cal. under the direction of the Rebekah lodge of which she was a member in good standing. She is survived by her husband, who is ranching at Pomona, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom R. Riggs; eight sisters and one brother. I'm not related to this family.