RILEY, Robert Thurman^{[1, 2, 3]}

1915 - 1997  (81 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	RILEY, Robert Thurman  [1, 2]
  Birth	25 Dec 1915	Roanoke, Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Oct 1997	Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America   [2, 3]
  Burial	Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States of America   [2]
  Notes	RILEY, Robert T. Jr., 81, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, October 24, 1997, in a Roanoke hospital. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the DAV and VFW. Mr. Riley was retired from the restaurant business. His contribution to area youth along with his brother, Sam, was being active in city basketball affairs, coaching and sponsoring Riley's Aces and Duces teams in the Roanoke basketball leagues. Surviving are his wife, Betty Barger Riley; two daughters, Rosemary Anna Riley of Roanoke and Linda Jones and her husband, Robert of Philadelphia, Pa.; two grandchildren, Christopher Mitchell Jones and Anneke Carmen Jones; his triplet brother, Rosley Riley and his wife, Alma of Roanoke; a brother, Hugh Riley of San Francisco, Calif.; a sister, Isabel Briggs of Roanoke, and three nephews, Dr. A. L. (''Chip"") Briggs, Robert Adams and Jon Riley. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, October 27, 1997, in Sherwood Memorial Park. The Rev. John Furman and the Rev. Jim Edwards will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church for the missions program. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's North Chapel.
  Person ID	I422330960929	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Family	BARGER, B.W.
  Children	1. RILEY, R.A.   2. RILEY, L.C.
  Family ID	F6179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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