Grace Ann Morrow Riley, age 80 of Delight, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the Howard County Hospital. She was the daughter of Bobilee and Georgia Scoggins Morrow, born August 3, 1929 in Graysonia, Arkansas.
She was a retired secretary and bookkeeper with Pike County schools and former Mayor of Delight. She also served on numorus local and state levels of the Extension service, the 4H club, and Lions club. She was an avid traveler and was the first EMT in Delight Arkansas serving with the Delight Volunteer Ambulance service and a member of the Delight Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred E. Riley.
She is survived by two sons, Kelly Riley and his wife Connie of Delight and Freddie Riley of Shannon Hills, two sisters Sue Stover of Camden and Jean Lockwood of Hot Springs Village, one grandson James Marshall Riley.
Funeral services are 2:00 pm Sunday at the Delight Church of Christ with Rev. Wallace Alexander and Rev. Randy Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Delight Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Saturday at the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia. Memorials may be made to the Delight Volunteer Ambulance service c/o Rheta McKnight, L & M Lane, Delight, AR 71940.
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