Riley, Reverend A.Z.

A.Z. Riley
Feb. 11, 1911-May 5, 1998


    Funeral services for the Rev. A.Z. Riley, 87, 2575 N. Drake, Kalamazoo and formerly of Niles, are Friday at 1 p.m. at Pifer-Smith Funeral  home in Niles.  Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.
    Rev. Riley died early Tuesday evening at Kalamazoo Living Center, Kalamazoo, of natural causes.
    He was born Feb. 11, 1911 in Indianola, Miss.
    Rev. Riley was a retired farmer and minister.
    Survivors include two daughters, Precious Sanders of Toledo, Ohio and Louise Riley of Park Forest, Ill.; two sons, Willie Riley of Chicago and Donald Riley of Marion, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
    Friends may call Friday one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 7, 1998, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library