James Mitchell Kiggans
James “Mitchell” Kiggans, 27, Newport, OH, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023 at Camden Clark Medical Center. Born in Marietta, OH, on May 15, 1996, he was a son of Jennifer Smith Kiggans and Steve R. Kiggans. He was a 2014 graduate of Frontier High School and took auto-mechanics at the Washington County Career Center. He loved to sing, hunt and fish, as well as tinker with anything mechanical. He was always willing to help a friend in need or fix their vehicles. His dream was to open his own auto shop.
Survivors other than his mother and father include three brothers, Steven Nathaniel Kiggans, Donald Andrew Kiggans, and Richard Isaac Kiggans; grandmother, Edith Kiggans, New Matamoras; grandfather and grandmother, Doug (Joan) Smith; three aunts, Cindy Kiggans, Brownsville, OH, Chrissy (C.W.) Durham, Marietta, and Stacy Smith, Columbus, OH; uncle, Patrick (Ruth) Kiggans and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Donald Kiggans, and uncle, Daniel Kiggans and many other beloved family members. Lastly, Mitchell was blessed to have the unconditional love of his fiancé of 2 years, Kayellen Ferrell of Vienna, WV. Never were two people more made for each other. His absence will be deeply felt by many.
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