Obituaries:  Byrdean B. Riley, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       R-400
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 17, 1996
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Byrdean B. Riley

  Funeral services for Byrdean B. Riley, 87, of Natchitoches, were
held Wednesday, July 10, 1996, at 10 a.m., at the Chapel of
Blanchard-St. Denis, with Rev. Earl Marr, and Ray Dyess
officiating. Interment was at Memory Lawn Cemetery in
Natchitoches.

  Mrs. Riley passed away Sunday, July 7, in Natchitoches Parish
Hospital Long Term Care. She was a native of Memphis, Tenn., a
retired assistant dietitian for the Civil Service, and a member
of the Trinity Baptist Church in Natchitoches.

  She is survived by her husband, Henry B. Riley of Natchitoches;
one son, Henry Victor Riley of Chicago, Ill.; four daughters,
Bobbie Kelsey of Indianapolis, Ind., Frances R. Winn of
Marthaville, Estelle R. Smith of Dayton, Ohio, Bunny R. Hayen of
Boise, Idaho; three sisters, Billie Coker of Luke, Miss., Mary
Frances Speck of Memphis, Tenn., Beulah McCrory of Memphis,
Tenn.; one brother, Russell Browning of Katy, Tex.; 11
grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were Virgil Barnhill, Troy Durr, Alton Rachal, Roy
Mitchell, Charles Davis, and Dr. Thomas Hennigan.