Carmen J. (Robinson) Riggins

Carmen Joan Riggins, a formal resident of Kankakee, IL passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  She was the sixth child of Mardell and Edwin Robinson.   Carmen was a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Kankakee, IL under the direction of Pastor Derrick Wallace.  After growing up in Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, she accepted Christ at an early age.  Carmen was a member of the choir and youth programs.  Later, at Trinity Baptist Church, she was a member of the Praise and Worship Team and church fundraising committees.  She was a CNA and studied at Kankakee Community College, receiving her Phlebotomist Certificate. 

Survivors are her four children; Ryan Elmore of Kankakee, IL, Hope (Nathan) Ball of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Joshua Mann of Norfolk, VA, and Skylar Riggins of Milwaukee, WI; her five brothers, Donald Strong (Esther), Edward (Terry) Robinson of Indianapolis, IN, Michael (Annjeanette) Robinson of Kankakee, IL, Bradley (Ranita) Robinson of Atlanta, GA, and Kevonta Robinson of Kankakee, IL; four sisters, Enid (Charlie) Jackson of Joliet, IL, Marsha Moore of Hampton, GA, Marilyn (David) Coble of Hudson, FL, and Tracey Coleman of Urbana, IL;  Carmen has 13 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews, and a special friend, Alfred Brekingbridge.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Mardell Robinson, a brother, David Strong, and a sister, Hope Robinson.

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