Obit of Riley, William T. "Tom" Sr (aaa) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 26 Jun 2003 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Northlawn Memorial Gardens--Dumas TX Surnames: Riley, Briggs, Thomas, Saiz, Comer, Sibley Classification: Obituary Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5500 Message Board Post: William T. "Tom" Riley Sr. was born November 13, 1906 in Ellis County, Texas and passed away June 15, 2003 in Amarillo, Texas at the age of 96. He married Zenobia Briggs on January 22, 1933 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death in 1986. He was a member of the Sixth & Meredith Church of Christ, Dumas, Texas. He worked for American Zinc until his retirement. After he retired, he worked for Dumas, I.S.D. He was a member of the Amarillo 45 anfd Uppers Dance Club. Tom was a Moore County resident since 1942, moving to Amarillo in 2001 to the Continetnal Retirement Center. He was preceded in death by a son, W.T. "Dub" Riley Jr. in 2002, three brothers and four sisters. Services were held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2003, at Morrison Memorial Chapel in Dumas, Texas, officiated by Mr. Mike Smith, pastor of Sixth & Meredith Church of Christ, Dumas, Texas. Assisted by Dr. Ken Comer, grandson-in-law. Burial was held at the Northlawn Memorial Gardens, Dumas, Texas under the direction of Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas, Texas. Survivors include: two sisters, Lois Thomas and Geraldine "Gerry" Saiz, both of Cheyenne, Oklahoma; grandson, Jerry Riley and wife, Kristy of Arvada, Colorado; granddaughter, Terri Comer and husband, Ken of Amarillo, Texas; daughter-in-law, joan Sibley of Amarillo, Texas; 5 great grandchildredn, Shea Comer, Landon Comer, Ryan Comer, Stefanie Riley and Michael Riley. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 26-Jun-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html