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1918 - 2009 (90 years)| Name | John William “Billy” RILEY [1, 2] | |
| Birth | 24 Sep 1918 | Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | at death- he had an additional grandchild- Jennifer (Thomas) Pinckney of Irmo, South Carolina- who are her parents? also great-grandchildren- Tommy and Auri Pinckney of Irmo, South Carolina- jkhNews - Obituaries Saturday, Jun. 06, 2009 John William “Billy” Riley BARNWELL — John William “Billy” Riley, 90, passed away at the Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC, on Friday, June 5, 2009. Mr. Riley was born in Barnwell SC, on September 24, 1918. He was the son of the late John W. and Edna Wannamaker Carter Riley. He was an Army Air Corp and Merchant Marine veteran of WWII. He was a member of the Barnwell First Baptist Church, member and Past Master of Harmony Masonic Lodge #17 and a member of Omar Shrine Temple. He was a Ham Radio operator and retired project engineer with Shuron Inc. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Barnwell First Baptist Church with Dr. Steve Burnette officiating. Burial will follow in the Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery at the Airport. Memorials may be made to the Carolina Honduras Foundation, PO Box 528, Barnwell, SC 29812 or the Barnwell First Baptist Church, 161 Allen St., Barnwell, SC 29812 Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Nora Brabham Riley of Barnwell; his daughter, Elaine (Dave) Hiers of Allendale; sister, Mrs. Nellie R. Creech of Barnwell; grandchildren, Jennifer (Thomas) Pinckney of Irmo, Michael Hiers of Lugoff, and Brad Riley of Aiken, great-grandchildren, Tommy and Auri Pinckney of Irmo. He was predeceased by a son, William Patrick Riley and a brother Harry Carter Riley. «Obituary posted: June 6, 2009» [1] | |
| HIST | at death- he had an additional grandchild- Jennifer (Thomas) Pinckney of Irmo, South Carolina- who are her parents? also great-grandchildren- Tommy and Auri Pinckney of Irmo, South Carolina- jkhNews - Obituaries Saturday, Jun. 06, 2009 John William “Billy” Riley BARNWELL — John William “Billy” Riley, 90, passed away at the Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC, on Friday, June 5, 2009. Mr. Riley was born in Barnwell SC, on September 24, 1918. He was the son of the late John W. and Edna Wannamaker Carter Riley. He was an Army Air Corp and Merchant Marine veteran of WWII. He was a member of the Barnwell First Baptist Church, member and Past Master of Harmony Masonic Lodge #17 and a member of Omar Shrine Temple. He was a Ham Radio operator and retired project engineer with Shuron Inc. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Barnwell First Baptist Church with Dr. Steve Burnette officiating. Burial will follow in the Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery at the Airport. Memorials may be made to the Carolina Honduras Foundation, PO Box 528, Barnwell, SC 29812 or the Barnwell First Baptist Church, 161 Allen St., Barnwell, SC 29812 Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Nora Brabham Riley of Barnwell; his daughter, Elaine (Dave) Hiers of Allendale; sister, Mrs. Nellie R. Creech of Barnwell; grandchildren, Jennifer (Thomas) Pinckney of Irmo, Michael Hiers of Lugoff, and Brad Riley of Aiken, great-grandchildren, Tommy and Auri Pinckney of Irmo. He was predeceased by a son, William Patrick Riley and a brother Harry Carter Riley. «Obituary posted: June 6, 2009» | |
| MILI | he was an Army Air Corp and Merchant Marine veteran of WWII [1] | |
| MILI | he was an Army Air Corp and Merchant Marine veteran of WWII | |
| Occupation | he was retired project engineer with Shuron Inc. [1] | |
| Occupation | he was retired project engineer with Shuron Inc. [1] | |
| Religion | he was a member of the Barnwell First Baptist Church, Barnwell, South Carolina [1] | |
| Religion | he was a member of the Barnwell First Baptist Church, Barnwell, South Carolina [1] | |
| _UID | D37BBA8040ED455E89C443626113C1D04F6F | |
| _UID | D37BBA8040ED455E89C443626113C1D04F6F | |
| Death | 5 Jun 2009 | Providence Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 7 Jun 2009 | Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery at the Airport, Barnwell County, South Carolina [1] |
| Person ID | I243205 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 19 May 2012 | |
| Father | John W. RILEY d. Bef 5 Jun 2009 | |
| Mother | Edna CARTER OF McDONALD d. Bef 5 Jun 2009 | |
| _UID | 692BE90E83A04259805196A9FCCCA8F3BCE1 | |
| _UID | 692BE90E83A04259805196A9FCCCA8F3BCE1 | |
| Family ID | F159110 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Nora BRABHAM | |||||
| _UID | 00CBEFA8C459488FB066538C35D3F3EC3270 | |||||
| _UID | 00CBEFA8C459488FB066538C35D3F3EC3270 | |||||
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| Family ID | F164255 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||
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