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GAIL RILEY COLUMBIA, SC-- Mrs. Gail Storey Riley died here 24 June, 1997.
* *C. V. ("Augie") RILEY Sr. HERNANDO, Miss.-- Charles V. ("Augie") Riley, Sr. died at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tn. 21 Sept., aged 53. Survivors include his wife, Ida Mae Riley; mother, Bernice Riley, Hernando; daugh-ters, Wanda Riley and Tammy Rhoda, both of Hernando and Brenda Scruggs, Lamar, Ark.; son, Charles V. Riley Jr., Hernando; sisters, Billie Ruth Sowell, Tunica, Ms. and Patsy Moore, Arkabutla, Ms.; brothers Marvin Riley, Harnando and Ruben Riley, Arkabutla; 4 grandchildren. ** NELSON RILEY ![]() BILOXI, Miss.--Nelson Riley died here 4 Oct., aged 70. Burial was in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. ** ANNE RILEY COCHRAN LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-- Anne Rutledge Riley Cochran died 14 Feb., aged 34. Anne was born in Little Rock, 20 Mar., 1963, daughter of Pat and Martha Riley. She graduated from Centeral High School in 1981 and attended Stanford University in California and then Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville, Tn., where she graduated in 1989. She practiced corporate law in San Francisco briefly but did not like the work. She left the firm and told friends she was going to become "a waitress in Tibet". She then met Tod Cochran and a year later, they became engaged in a rain forest in Ecuador. They married in 1994. After that, they lived in Alexandria, Va. while she worked for US Senator David Pryor (D-Ark.) on the Committee on Aging in Wash- ington until the Republicans voted her out of office. She and Tod moved to Little Rock in 1996 and she clerked for US Judge Richard S. Arnold. Anne left a wonderful mark and became an inspiration for her many friends. She had a voracious appetite for knowledge through books and travel. She loved singing, dancing, music and being on the water. Survivors include her husband; a 19 month old daughter, Caroline Riley Cochran; her parents; sisters, Janna Riley Knight and Katherine Riley Shoulders; brother Pat Riley Jr.
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ROY L. RILEY COLUMBIA, Miss.-- Roy L. Riley died at Forrest Hospital in Hattiesburg, 11 July, 1997 at age 73. He was preceded in death by a daugther, Kathy Riley Barber, a son, Donald Roy Riley and a grandson, Terry D. Barber. Survivors include his wife, Jessie Robbins Riley; daughter, Ann Riley Tillson; grandchildren Lacie Tillson and Laurie Barber, all of Columbia. ** DANIEL ROSCOE RILEY Sr. NEWVILLE, Ala.-- Daniel Roscoe (Roscoe) Riley died 12 Nov., 1997 in a Dothan hospital after a short illness, aged 83. Roscoe retired from the Army in 1955. After his retirement, Roscoe moved to the Center Community of Henry County, Ala. He went to work for Page Aircraft at Fort Rucker. He also worked with the Henry County Board of Education in mainte- nance and the Henry County Soil Conser-vation Service. He was also a cattle farmer. Roscoe was a member of the 2nd Armored Division Association. He was also a mem-ber of Center Methodist Church. Roscoe was preceded in death by two brothers, Vernon and Virgil B. Riley
Survivors include his wife, Madeline; daughters Linda Carol Riley Ward, Echo, Al. and Nancy Faye Riley Richburg, Grove Hill, Al.; sons Daniel Roscoe ("Danny") Riley Jr. and Michael Gallard ("Mike") Riley, Reno, Nv.; sister, Marjorie Riley Bartlett, Midland City, Al.; brother, Jerry Riley, Echo; 9 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren. JERRY LEE RILEY
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