Kenneth Dale Briggs

Long time Big Lake resident Kenneth (Ken) Dale Briggs, 76, died Dec. 6 at his home in Fort Mahave, Ariz.

As he requested, there will be no service.

He was born Aug. 22, 1933 in Painesville, Ohio, and moved to Alaska in 1965 with his wife and four children. He, along with his family, homesteaded 80 acres in the Big Lake area and enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating in Alaska before retiring from the Mat-Su Borough in 1988. He spent the last 20 years enjoying his retirement between Big Lake and Arizona.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Mary Lou Briggs, and a daughter, Susan Jane Briggs.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, William (Bill) and Nancy Briggs of Las Vegas, Nev. Daughters and sons-in-law, Gil and Sharon (Shary) Lee of Wasilla and Michael and Shirley Bryan of Big Lake.