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Extracted from The Blocton Enterprise (Blocton, AL)
Mrs. D. L. Riley Dies
Mrs. D. L. Riley, age 85, passed away Wednesday night at her home in West
Blocton after a short illness. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. R. B. Keith,
Birmingham; Mrs. J. H. Lawrence, McVeigh, Ky.; and Mrs. C. W. Hurst, West
Blocton; one son, Ward Riley, Tuscaloosa; 14 grandchildren, and nine greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 A.M. Friday, March 14th, at the First Baptist
Church, West Blocton, with the Rev. C. B. Martin, officiating, assisted by the
Rev. W. B. Hope. Interment in Mt. Carmel cemetery with Collins directing.
Active pallbearers were Ellington, George and Frank Keith, Burt Hayes, Jr.,
Sam Adams, and Earl Thomas. Honorary pallbearers were Watson, Will and
Homer Hollifield, John A. Cates, W. W. Perry, Dr. L. E. Peacock and deacons of
the First Baptist Church.
Thursday, March 20, 1941