Services will be held on Friday, August 28, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. for Mrs. Blanche Riles, age 97, of Ellisville, at Lowery Creek Baptist Church in Ellisville. Mrs. Riles passed away on August 25, 2020, at the Jones County Rest Home. Bro. Charles Brady will officiate the service with burial to follow in the Walters Cemetery in Seminary. Pallbearers will be Mitchell Riles, Colby McDaniel, River Young, Buck Jones, Ed Guthrie and Dillon Riles.
Mrs. Riles worked for the Ellisville State School for over 20 years. She was a member of Lowery Creek Baptist Church.
Mrs. Riles was preceded in death by her husband, John Kenneth Riles; son-in-law, Dan Fletcher; granddaughter, Laveta Riles Smith; great-grandson, Nakota Riles; infant grandson; parents, Vernon and Rosie Kelly; and five siblings.
She is survived by her children, Don (Lisa) Riles, Johnny (Cricket) Riles, Sally Fletcher, Linda (Carl) McDaniel; grandchildren, Mitchell (Janet) Riles, Colby (Shelby) McDaniel, Brandy Riles, Misty Riles; 10 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
