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Earline Riley Obituary

RILEY, EARLINE GAYLE On October 29, Earline Gayle Sanstrom Riley, 67, fell asleep in death after a courageous battle with cancer. A lifelong Miami resident, she went to work for BellSouth after graduating from Southwest HS. While raising her family, she worked 24 years for Delta Airlines, then the TSA until 2013. She is preceded in death by her sons Christopher, 32, and Brian, 28. She is survived by her precious grandson, Kyle; sisters, Geri and Jackie; brother Charles. Her brother Fred died earlier this year. As one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Earline expects to wake up to a cleansed paradise earth. Memorial service is Sunday, November 16 at 4pm, at the Kingdom Hall at 9512 SW 117th Avenue in Miami.

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Published by the Miami Herald on Nov. 9, 2014.

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James Woodson

November 15, 2014

Our condolences to the Riley family and many friends. May you find comfort in your warm memories together and in the words of the greatest man who ever lived: “Little girl, I say to you, ‘Get up!'”

dennis Spillers

November 9, 2014

We will miss earline til Jesus calls and she and her boys are brought back to life on a beautiful paradise earth. What a grand day for all who have lost loved ones. All praise to Jehovah!

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