The Town of Forkland is without a mayor after Derrick Biggs was found dead in his home Monday morning, according to officials.
Biggs, 36, was the apparent victim of cardiac arrest at his home, according to Greene County Coroner Ronald Smith.
Biggs was in his final year of his first term as Forkland’s mayor, having been elected in 2012. Ollie Vester, a member of the Forkland Town Council for about seven years and mayor pro-tem will be filling Biggs’ role. Vester said the loss of Biggs is being felt throughout the community.
“He was a very devoted and hard-working mayor. He did a lot of things for our town. He was helping with our roads and senior citizens programs. He was a very nice person and a hard worker,” Vester said.
Funeral services for Mayor Biggs will be held Saturday, April 16, at 1 p.m. at Lloyd Chapel Baptist Church in Forkland. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, according to an obituary by Julia White Funeral Home in Uniontown.