Lavina Goodin (Fosnot) RILEY

FOSNOT, RILEY, LOMBARD, TATE, HYDE, GRAVES, ELDER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:43

April 26, 1909 --- July 2, 1999

OBITUARY

LAVINA GOODIN RILEY

EAGLE GROVE – Lavina Goodin Riley, 90, died Friday, July 2, 1999, at Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Eagle Grove, with the Rev. William Ballard officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Eagle Grove. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Willim Funeral Home, Eagle Grove.

Survivors include children Robert and Maurice Riley, both of Clarion, Lavon Lombard, Dayton, Richard Riley, Louisville, Ky., Paul Riley, Eagle Grove, and Rosemary Tate, Laurens; 30 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul, infant daughter Doris, parents Samuel E. and Donna Lavina Hyde Fosnot, brothers Harry, William, Alonzo and Cyrus Fosnot, and sister Edna Elder.

Lavina Goodin Fosnot was born April 26, 1909, in Keosauqua. She attended schools in Whiting and Sloan. In 1928, she married Paul W. Riley. They farmed near Sloan, Woolstock, Vincent and Eagle Grove. In 1957, they moved to Eagle Grove. She worked at the Tillie Jordan Convalescent Home and the Rotary Ann Nursing Home, retiring in 1973.

She was a member of the Sloan Methodist Church, including serving as a part-time organist and also singing in the choir. She was also a member of the Naomi Circle of the Eagle Grove Methodist Church.

The Messenger --- Fort Dodge, Iowa
July 1999

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Perhaps you sent a lovely card,
Or sat quietly in a chair,
Perhaps you sent a funeral spray,
If so we saw it there.
Perhaps you spoke the kindest words,
As any friend could say;
Perhaps you were not there at all,
Just thought of us that day,
Whatever you did to console our hearts,
We thank you so much
whatever the part.

Robert Riley
Jim and Lavon Lombard and family
Richard and Alice Riley and family
Maurice and Gladys Riley and family
Paul and Connie Riley and family
Denny and Rose Tate and family

Eagle Grove Eagle -- Eagle Grove, Iowa
July 14, 1999

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Lavlna Riley to celebrate 90th birthday
Lavina Riley will be celebrating her 90th birthday April 26 [1999]. A family dinner is planned. She is the mother of six children: Sons — Richard of Louisville, Ky., Robert and Maurice, both of Clarion, and Paul of Eagle Grove; daughters—Mrs. Jim (Lavon) Lombard of Dayton, and Mrs. Denny (Rosemary) Tate of Laurens.

Cards may be sent to: Lavina Riley, 132 S. Park Avenue, Eagle Grove, Iowa 50533.

Eagle Grove Eagle -- Eagle Grove, Iowa
April 21, 1999

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Ninetieth birthday celebrated
Lavina Riley's 90th birthday was celebrated with a dinner at Memorial Hall on Sunday, April 25. There were 65 relatives and 5 close friends in attendance. All of her children were present: Lavon Lombard of Dayton; Rosemary Tate, Laurens; Richard, Louisville, Ky.; Paul of Eagle Grove; and Robert and Maurice, Clarion. The afternoon was spent reminiscing about the past and each child introduced and told about their families. Two of her great granddaughters each played a piano selection.

Eagle Grove Eagle -- Eagle Grove, Iowa
May 5, 1999

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[Lavina Fosnot married Paul W. Riley, Sr. in Sioux City on January 21, 1928. After Paul's death in 1966, Lavina Riley married James Orville Graves in January, 1968. They divorced several years later.]