Carla M. Riker

1960 - 2014

BORN

1960

DIED

2014

FUNERAL HOME

Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Ltd. - Vandalia

204 North Fourth Street

Vandalia, Illinois

Carla Riker Obituary

Carla M. Riker, 54, of Vandalia, died at 2:48 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, in Vandalia.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at McInturff Cemetery in Hagarstown. Friends and family are welcome to meet at the cemetery. Hohlt and File Funeral Home in Vandalia was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: The family. Online condolences may be shared at www.hohltandfilefh.com.
Ms. Riker was born on Feb. 12, 1960, in Phoenix, Ariz., the daughter of Carl "Stan" and Charlene Parker Forbes.
Survivors include her parents; son, Curtis Clark of California; and daughters, Crystal and her husband Donnie Heiman, and Renee Riker, both of Vandalia.

Published by The Leader-Union from Aug. 22 to Sep. 3, 2014.
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