A Celebration of life for 86-year-old James L. Riggs of St Joseph, MO will be 1:30 PM Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Memorials in his name may be designated to Ebenezer United Methodist Church,7000 SE Hwy 169, Saint Joseph, Mo 64507. The Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home is handling arrangements.