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Lyla Mae <I>Wheeler</I> Riley

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Lyla Mae Wheeler Riley

Birth
Fountain Run, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Death
21 Jan 2018 (aged 86)
Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Lyla Mae Riley, 86, of Arthur, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Signature Health Care Center in Tompkinsville, Kentucky.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Brother Nick Hurt officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Lyla was born March 4, 1931 in Fountain Run, Kentucky, the daughter of Walter Edward and Sinia C. Brandon Wheeler. She married Charles Riley in Tuscola on May 14, 1948; he preceded her in death on April 18, 1985.

Survivors include cousins, O.J. and Rebecca Hurt of Fountain Run, KY; Greg and Jogeana Jones of Fountain Run, KY; Kayla and Tanner Cain of Fountain Run, KY; Kendall, Chad, and Dawson Rush of Tompkinsville, KY; Nick, Amanda, Brazleigh, and Ellazyn Hurt of Scottsville, KY; Lee Jay and Tanya Hurt of Bowling Green, KY; Kortney and Jordan Keen of Scottsville, KY; Sydney Hurt and finance` Daniel Herrington of Scottsville, KY; Frank and Suzanne Wheeler of Nashville, TN; Tom Wheeler of Indiana; John and Linda Creek of TN; Joanne and Frank Dattilo of Madison, IN; Mary Wilson of Bowling Green, KY; Joe and Nancy Cornwell, Glenith and Bobby Morrison, and Rebecca and Larry Pitcock all of Fountain Run, KY; Marie Solomon of Princeton, IN; Betty and Jerry Crabtree of Nashville, TN; special friends, Gale Brooks and Emma Gingerich. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister, Eva Wheeler; and 4 cousins.

Lyla retired from Progress Industries in Arthur where she was a seamstress in the casket division

She was a member of the Arthur Church of Christ, American Legion Auxiliary, and the Moultrie County Historical & Genealogy Society. She was very active in the community. Lyla was known for her beautiful quilts which she registered.

Memorials are suggested to Hosparus Barren County, 101 Riverwood Ave, Suite B, Bowling Green, KY 42103-9981.

Arrangements/Obituary: Shrader Funeral Home - Arthur, Illinois
Lyla Mae Riley, 86, of Arthur, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Signature Health Care Center in Tompkinsville, Kentucky.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 at Shrader Funeral Home, 431 S. Vine Street, Arthur, with Brother Nick Hurt officiating. Burial will follow in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Lyla was born March 4, 1931 in Fountain Run, Kentucky, the daughter of Walter Edward and Sinia C. Brandon Wheeler. She married Charles Riley in Tuscola on May 14, 1948; he preceded her in death on April 18, 1985.

Survivors include cousins, O.J. and Rebecca Hurt of Fountain Run, KY; Greg and Jogeana Jones of Fountain Run, KY; Kayla and Tanner Cain of Fountain Run, KY; Kendall, Chad, and Dawson Rush of Tompkinsville, KY; Nick, Amanda, Brazleigh, and Ellazyn Hurt of Scottsville, KY; Lee Jay and Tanya Hurt of Bowling Green, KY; Kortney and Jordan Keen of Scottsville, KY; Sydney Hurt and finance` Daniel Herrington of Scottsville, KY; Frank and Suzanne Wheeler of Nashville, TN; Tom Wheeler of Indiana; John and Linda Creek of TN; Joanne and Frank Dattilo of Madison, IN; Mary Wilson of Bowling Green, KY; Joe and Nancy Cornwell, Glenith and Bobby Morrison, and Rebecca and Larry Pitcock all of Fountain Run, KY; Marie Solomon of Princeton, IN; Betty and Jerry Crabtree of Nashville, TN; special friends, Gale Brooks and Emma Gingerich. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister, Eva Wheeler; and 4 cousins.

Lyla retired from Progress Industries in Arthur where she was a seamstress in the casket division

She was a member of the Arthur Church of Christ, American Legion Auxiliary, and the Moultrie County Historical & Genealogy Society. She was very active in the community. Lyla was known for her beautiful quilts which she registered.

Memorials are suggested to Hosparus Barren County, 101 Riverwood Ave, Suite B, Bowling Green, KY 42103-9981.

Arrangements/Obituary: Shrader Funeral Home - Arthur, Illinois


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  • Added: Jan 21, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186789041/lyla_mae-riley: accessed ), memorial page for Lyla Mae Wheeler Riley (4 Mar 1931–21 Jan 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186789041, citing Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by kstev99 (contributor 47907326).