Bernice Viola Riley

February 24, 1951 - July 15, 2019

Bernice Viola Riley, 68, of Dix, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019, at her home. She was born February 24, 1951, in Centralia, the daughter of Glen and Viola (Harker) Hicks. On June 7, 1970, in Sandoval, she married Paul Dean Riley, and he survives in Dix She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, in Mt. Vernon, and was a member of Harmony Roses Chorus. Mrs. Riley also played piano, and worked as a Registered Nurse for many years, until her retirement. In addition to her husband, Paul Dean Riley, she is survived by three children, Kenneth Riley and wife Adria of Little Rock, Arkansas, Kerry Riley and wife Lea of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Angela Roland and husband Boomer of Rapid City, South Dakota; thirteen grandchildren, Ashleigh, Bryan, Calvin, Greg, Nick, Corey, Carina, Emily, Sheyenna, Jayla, Brandon, Kara, and Blake; two great grandchildren; three brothers, Bennie Hicks and wife Deloris of Sterling, Illinois, Dale Hicks and wife Claudia of Ava, Missouri, and Lewis Hicks and wife Peggy of Silver Spring, Maryland; and one sister, Blanche Dugan and husband Wendell of Brownstown, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents, Glen and Viola Hicks of Odin; one grandson, Travis Riley; and one niece, Beverly Hicks. Funeral services for Mrs. Riley will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the Osborn Funeral Home in Dix, with Boomer Roland officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the funeral home. Memorial gifts may be made to Harmony Roses Chorus, and will be accepted at the service, or by mail to the Osborn Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Dix, Illinois 62830. Online condolences may be made at www.osbornfuneral.com, or on the funeral home's Facebook page.