Mary Ruth Riley 76, Springfield, Mo. passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018, after a long illness. She was born on February 27, 1942, in Nelson, Mo. to Clarence and Gertrude (Ford) Huff. Mary was a member of the Ozark Mountain Deaf Church.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Leo Newell Riley, a son, Daniel Riley, daughter, Marilyn Beezley, four brothers and one sister. She is survived by a son, Lloyd Riley, three sisters: Joyce Sitzes, Marshall, Mo. Janice Arth, Marshall, Mo. and Kathy Derboven, Moberly, one brother, Charles Huff, Higbee, Mo. Mo. several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Visitation will be one hour before the services, from noon to 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow, in Dishman cemetery, near Strafford, Mo.