Posted on: Freestone County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/FreestoneObits/63 Surname: Riley, Compton, Middleton ------------------------- I have no connection to this family. Fairfield Recorder, Fairfield Texas Friday, March 20, 1925 IN MEMORY OF MRS. M. A. RILEY Sister M. A. Riley was born April 17, 1846 at Buena Vista, Alabama. Died Feb. 18, 1925. She was married to W. W. Riley in July 1869. They moved to Texas in Dec. 1878 and settled a place at Post Oak where she was living at the time of her death. Her husband died Sept. 23, 1895. Sister Riley professed faith in Christ and was baptised into the fellowship of Post Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Nov. 1884. She was a consitent member although she was nearly deaf yet she attended church services yeilding an influence for the master and obeying his command. Forsake not the assembling of yourself together. This she did until she thoght that her health forbade it. She was blessed with wealth, yet she like Jesus was plain and humble. She belonged to no social club, but she was a member of the church of the living God. She is gone but her life still speaks. May it be a might power in the lives of all who knew her. She leaves the following children: John Riley, Robert Riley, and Mrs. B. P. Compton of Teague, Mrs. C. M. Middleton and Ed Riley at Post Oak. At the funeral services conducted by Eld. Homer Tirey, assisted by the Writer in Post Oak Church before a large congregation, the body was laid to rest beside her husband under beautiful floral offerings in the Post Oak Cemetery to await the resurrection thus passes away one of our oldest and best citizens. May gods blessings be with the family. Her unworthy pastor H. L. McKissack