Obituary: Charlotte Ann Cain Briggs, 94

Charlotte Ann Cain Briggs, 94, was called home to our Lord on Sunday, June 8, 2025 and Heaven gained a beautiful angel.

She was born Sept. 11, 1930, in Fairfield, at the outset of the Great Depression. The oldest of three children, she soon learned that hard work and sacrifice would be necessary to endure the times. As a girl, she would pick wild greens from an open field while her brothers caught fish in a nearby stream or pond so they could help put food on the family table. Her childhood experience made her resilient, humble and grateful for all of life’s blessings.

After two years at Georgetown College, she married the love of her life, Marvin Briggs, on Valentine’s Day 1954. She stayed by his side for 35 years until he finally lost a three-year fight with colon cancer. They started their family together in Louisville before moving to Columbus, Ohio, where she tended a pretty flower garden for many years on the way to becoming the matriarch of her neighborhood. She kept herself informed with everything going on in the world by reading the daily newspaper from cover to cover and could tell you where every road closure or weather event was happening before it even happened. Always strong in faith, she was a longtime member of Worthington Presbyterian Church where she volunteered with the Sacristy Guild.

In her career, she was a devoted and skilled homemaker. Indeed, no one could fold a fitted bedsheet or peel a ripe peach with as much care or precision. She maintained an immaculately clean home, cleaner children, and her baked beans, deviled eggs and buttermilk pie were the stuff of legend. She liked to say that food tastes better when eaten with good company, but everyone knew her fried chicken was sensational even when eaten alone.

Her greatest source of pride was her family – her five children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren each carry her influence as she made darn sure they all inherited the very best qualities and characteristics she possessed – honesty, integrity, compassion and fortitude.

She had a disarming personality and the ability to immediately connect and bond with people of all ages and from all walks of life. She leaves behind a legacy of love, warmth and kindness to all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her mother Evelyne West Cain; her husband, Marvin Briggs; and two brothers, Joe (Jeannie) Cain and Charles (Betty Jo) Cain.

She is survived by four daughters, Mona Briggs, Lyn Lage, Amy (Jeff) DeBord, Becki (Aaron) Miller; one son, Todd Briggs; eight grandchildren Lea Ann (Josh) Taylor, Kimberly Andriot, Bennett Merrill, Tucker DeBord, Max DeBord, Sam Miller, Tess Miller and Jake Miller; bonus grandchildren, Dennis (Amy) Lage, Leah (Brian) Royse; two great-grandchildren Lila Wagenseller and Austin Wagenseller; and bonus great-grandchildren, Rolen Royse and Addison Royse, Thomas Lage, Kaylee Lage, Hadley Lage and Harper Lage.

Visitation is noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Home in Worthington, Ohio.

The graveside service is 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Bloomfield.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her memory to Prevent Blindness at https://ohio.preventblindness.org/

The Houghlin Funeral Home of Bloomfield is in charge of arrangements.

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