Donna Riley

1935 - 2025

Donna Riley December 5, 1935 - November 14, 2025 Donna Riley, 89, passed away Friday November 14, 2025 at her home in Graham. Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday November 22, 2025 at Westlake Chapel PK Lake. Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday November 25, 2025 at Laurel Land Cemetery in Fort Worth.

Donna was born December 5, 1935 in Woodward, Oklahoma to the late Loudell (Jividen) Root and Edgar Franklin Root. She married Olive Murle Riley February 5, 1956 in Woodward, OK. She was a loving wife to her husband for almost 57 years until his death in 2013.

Donna was a Homemaker, while being a stay-at-home Mom she worked as a bookkeeper for several years. She later went back to School and got her a Master of Business Administration Degree. She was a Den mother for the Boy Scouts of America. Donna served the Lord in many churches and many different positions. She was a member of the WMU for many years. She taught Sunday school, played the organ and piano, church clerk, and the Sunday school director at various churches including Jean Baptist Church and Westlake Chapel.

As a Mom she supported her sons in all of their sporting endeavors. She taught them to Pray, read the Bible, memorize scripture and learn the books of the Bible. She loved to play games, sew, and do crafts. She had a really bad sweet tooth, she loved candy, ice cream and root beer.

Survivors include; sons, Murle Riley and wife Jenny of Oklahoma City, OK., Ronald Riley of Graham and Gary Riley and wife Dawn of Graham; four grandchildren, Frankie Riley, Samantha Riley, Donna Blevins and husband Josh, James Riley and wife Emily; four great grandchildren.

Family Visitation will be Friday November 21, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home.