Josephine Riley

Josephine Boice Martin Riley, 91, of Browns Road, Reno, passed away at 1:15 pm on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

She was born on November 9, 1916, in Marietta, a daughter of Homer O. and Maggie Kemp Boice.  Josephine was a member of Sandhill United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of UMW at the church.  She was devoted to her family and enjoyed gardening.

She was married to Lewis Martin who preceded her in death in 1957.  Surviving is one daughter Joan Martin Brown, 2 grandsons and one granddaughter:  Steven (Karen) Brown of Reno, Douglas (Mary Miracle) Brown of Marietta and Shelly (D. Clawson) Martin of Johnson City, TN; great grandsons:  Nathan (Cassandra Smith) Brown and Kevin R. Schau of Williamstown, WV, great granddaughters: Natalie (Shane) Huggins of Vienna, WV, Kristy D. (Michael) Dugger of Johnson City, TN, 1 great, great grandson Anthony Dugger of Johnson City, daughter-in-law Judy (Harry) Callander of Port St. Luci, FL, several nieces and nephews and friend Anna Butler.

She later married Clarence Riley who preceded her in death in 1967.

In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by her son Richard R. “Jack” Martin, daughter Marjorie Sue Martin,  granddaughter Steffie Jo Martin, brothers: Jacob L. Boyce and John O. Boyce, sister Margaret H. Farnsworth, son-in-law Duane R. Brown, 2 sisters-in-law:  Helen Boyce Dotson, Hazel Boyce Simms, and step-daughter Verna Green.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, October 3rd at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with Pastor Wendy Erb officiating.  Burial will be in Valley Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 2:00 on Thursday afternoon.