Dallas Briggs Obituary (1927

Dallas Neal Briggs, age 85 of Sand Springs passed from this life on Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Claremore. Dallas was born on August 22, 1927 in Sand Springs to Fred Gerome and Willie Elizabeth (Wood) Briggs. He graduated from Sand Springs High School in 1945 and served in the United States Navy during World War II. After the Navy, Dallas graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor?s Degree in History. He worked for McDonnell-Douglas making aircraft for the War. Dallas was a member of the American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his brother Dale Briggs of Tulsa and several nieces and nephews Randall Ess of Tulsa, Steven Briggs of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Judy Briggs of Sand Springs and Patricia Knight of Covington, Louisiana. Dallas was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, 2 sisters and a nephew Michael Briggs.