Shelby Jean Riley, age 79 of Lebanon, KY. passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on May 5, 1938 in Bell County, KY. Mrs. Riley was a retired custodian of Marion County Board of Education and a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. She enjoyed genealogy, quilting, her family and she adored her Yorkie, Bella.
Riley was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Maudie Napier Smith; sons, Gary Lynn Riley and Todd Lee Riley; sisters, Elizabeth Smith and Rita Smith; brothers, Randall Smith, Leonard Smith and Billy Darrell Smith.
Survivors include two sons, Greg Riley (Deborah Jean), of Bradfordsville, KY, Gerald Riley, of Loretto, KY; six daughters, Patricia "Pat" Riley, of Louisville, KY, Wanda Riley, of Lebanon, KY, Jackie Lynch (Nobby), of Lebanon, KY, Susie Riley, of Calvary, KY, Sherry Pressgrove (Tony), of Newton, Iowa; Hope Flowers (James), of Lebanon, KY; four sisters, Linda Harmon (Gary), Mary Brady, Martha Brady and Sue Richerson, all of Lebanon, KY. Also surviving are fifteen grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, one great-grandchild on the way, and adored Yorkie, Bella.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Bosley Funeral Home. Interment to follow in Ryder Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to: American Heart Association or American Cancer Society.