Obituary of Virginia Lorene Riffle

Funeral Services for Virginia Lorene Riffle of Elsberry, MO will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Rev. Tom Schofield, pastor of Elsberry First Christian Church, and Rev. Bob Norvel, pastor of Annada Community Christian Church, will officiate with burial in Corinth Cemetery near Foley, MO. Serving as pallbearers will be Blake Wilson, Bryan Wilson, Drew Steward, Winston Bailey, Cale Mackey, Gil Dameron and Les Lonsberry. Honorary pallbearers will be Brent "Doc" Wilson, Norval Hagemeier, Lindell Chamberlain, Robert Watts, Ron Vaughn, Sr., John Howard, Joe Shipman, Walter Pratt, Mike Talbot, Marvin Robinson and Joe Wayman. Mrs. Riffle, 101, passed away Sunday night, June 8, 2014 at the Elsberry Health Care Center near Elsberry. Born December 17, 1912 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of Eugene W. and Sarah E. Suddarth Montgomery. She was united in marriage on April 21, 1932 in East St. Louis, IL to Nicholas M. "Nick" Riffle. This union was blessed with one son, Ronald. Virginia owned Riffle Hallmark Store for many years, retiring in 1976. She was a member of the First Christian Church since 1927, where she served as Deacon Emeritus and was a member of Christian Women's Fellowship. She was also a member of the Elsberry Bridge Clubs and the Jesse Black Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Sarah Montgomery; one brother, Eugene W. Montgomery; one sister-in-law, Wilma Montgomery; and her beloved husband Nick Riffle, who died in 1974. Survivors include one son, Ronald G. Riffle and his wife, Sue, of Troy, MO; one grandson, Ronald G. Riffle, II "Chip" of Kansas City, MO; and one great-grandson, Nicholas R. Riffle of Kansas City. She also leaves her close friend, Jean Temple Steward of Ballwin, MO; four nephews: Eugene "Sonny" Montgomery and his wife, Ella Mae, of Texas, Tom Montgomery and his wife, Anita, of Idaho, Todd Montgomery and his wife, Shawn of California and Jon Montgomery and his wife, Yvonne, of Wyoming; many other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church or the Joseph R. Palmer Family Memorial Library in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.