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Thelma (Bibb) Riley

November 11, 1919 — February 21, 2012

Thelma Riley, the daughter of the late Logan and Lee (Slaughter) Bibb, was born on November 11, 1919 in Columbus, Ohio. She departed peacefully to be with Our Lord on February 21, 2012, at the age of 92. Thelma is preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years and 11 months, John Sherman Riley, her brother Bill Bibb, and her son John Sherman Riley II. She is survived by her daughters Terry Lee Riley and Jerry Louise (Steven) Tate; sister Mildred Ringer-Tynes; brother Marvin (Ola Mae) Bibb; daughter-in-law Renee Riley; sister-in-law Louise (Bert) Larke of Louisville, Kentucky; grandchildren Willie Lee Moore, Tanya Renee Tate, Steven A. Tate II, Andre` E. Tate (Aurelia), Vanessa Marie Tate, Kejuana Beaver, Mocha Blangor (Joyee), and Rashad Riley (Rhonda); great-grandchildren, Steven A. Tate III (Jessica), Gabrielle McAllister (Deborah), Kaedyn Riley Tate, Kyler Andre` Tate, Noah Andrew Tate, Nathaniel Alexander Huff (Vanessa), with one on the way (Mocha); and a host of loving nieces, nephews, family and friends. Thelma has been a member of Hosack Baptist Church since she was a young girl. While married to John, an Air Force Master Sargent, she lived in several cities, along with two years in Germany. During those two years the family visited France, Holland and Austria. She worked for Lazarus Department store as a Master Tailor for 20+ years, and taught upholstery classes before retiring to enjoy gardening, sitting on her back porch, and having family picnics, birthdays and gatherings under the tree out back with lots of food, laughter and love. Mom, we love and miss you. A few sayings to bring back the memories- “See ya later alligator. After a while crocodile!” “And the thing of it is…….” “How’s your liver and onions?” And we can’t forget our favorite, Jerry Louise in the back seat of the car saying, “That clock says Coo Coo!” repeatedly.

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Visitation

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

11:00am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)

Hosack Street Baptist Church

1160 Watkins Road, Columbus, OH 43207

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Funeral Service

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Starts at 12:00 pm (Eastern time)

Hosack Street Baptist Church

1160 Watkins Road, Columbus, OH 43207

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