Wayne Irvin Riley

Wayne Riley, 88, of Bella Vista, Ark. died Oct. 22, 2015 at home. Wayne was born Oct. 12, 1927 to Robert and Nelle Riley, the youngest of six siblings. He graduated high school in Neodesha, Kan. in 1945. He enlisted in the Navy, after which matriculated at Baker University for two years. He married in Neodesha to Margaret Williams on Aug. 14, 1949. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Leo, Earl, and Eugene Riley. He is survived by his wife of Bella Vista; two sisters: Lois Johnson of Austin, Texas, Dorothy Lucille Hall of Hiawatha, Kan.; three children: Michael Riley of Columbia, Mo., Joe Riley of Bismarck, N.D., Colleen Riley of Manhattan, Kan. and their spouses; 11 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at St Bernard Catholic Church in Bella Vista, Ark. on Friday Nov. 6, 2015 at 1 p.m. On-line condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.