Frances Pelone Riggs

Frances Pelone Riggs of Charlotte, NC passed away peacefully Saturday, March 29, 2025 with family by her side. She was born August 10, 1960 in Fayetteville, NC to the late Susan Northrop Pelone and Francis Wheeler Pelone. 

Frances attended Terry Sanford High School and East Carolina University. She lived the majority of her life in Charlotte where she was a mainstay in the Highland Creek community. Her career included 20 years with Allen Tate Realtors and 15 years at Ikea. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends who lovingly knew her as ‘Franma.’ Her favorite pastimes included gifting trinkets and homemade goods, and visiting Holden Beach, NC where she spent much time with generations of her family and friends.

Frances is survived by her husband of 42 years, Patrick Howard Riggs; children Kristen Riggs Welsh and husband Bryan, Rebecca Frasure and husband James, Brian Riggs and wife Ashley; siblings Deborah Pelone Ferdon, Michael Pelone, Christopher Pelone, Anna Pelone Greer and Joseph Pelone; grandchildren Emily, Matthew, Naomi, Ronan, Mikayla, Zoey, Ava, and Levi; Aunt Elizabeth ‘Bit’ Pelone Herndl; and many nieces and nephews.

Frances will be lovingly remembered by all who knew her as a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend. She was a superb listener, mentally filing away any detail of wants and needs, only to secretly find said item on her next retail or grocery run. You could often find her staying up late into the night feverishly whipping up her next batch of cookies, cakes, dips and spreads with intent to share the next day. She is and will be enormously missed.

The family would like to thank all who showed love and support for Frances throughout her battle with cancer. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The Riggs family will receive family and friends on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 12pm to 2pm at the family residence.