Hollane Riley's Obituary
Hollane Riley, 80, was born in Pickens, Mississippi on April 3, 1944, the daughter of the late Mary Jane Torrey Sims of Holmes County, Mississippi and Hollie Sims of Pickens, Mississippi. She died December 29, 2024.
Hollane accepted Christ in her life at a young age and rededicated her life to Christ upon remarrying Tommie Riley at St. Luke Church in Waterloo, Iowa in December of 1978. He was her husband for 45 years.
Hollane moved to Waterloo in early January of 1961. She was employed at Holiday Inn, Yellow Cab, and Met Transit Authority. She returned to school and received her G.E.D. and received her Machinist Certification in 1978. She worked at Viking Pump of Cedar Falls, Iowa until she retired in 1990. After retirement, she enjoyed doing hair and obtained a cosmetology license from Young School of Beauty and had a beauty salon in her home. Her love for children inspired her to go back to school and obtain a Child Care license and open a Day Care center from her home.
Some of her many hobbies included: sewing, fishing, and most of all, cooking; homemade cakes and pies were among many of her specialties.
She leaves to mourn one sister, Cora L. Jordan; five children, Annette Williams, Sam Earl Dixon Jr., Sadie Dixon, Kren (Carolyn) Dubois, and Jimmy Ray Riley; 19 grandchildren, Shawna Williams, Cory and Shante Dixon, Andre and Allison Wright, Latoya Dixon and Michel Cory, Craig and Denise Willingham, Constance (Nikki) Coppage, Martavius Sisk, Maurice and Valerie Williams, Brian Williams, Justin and Ashlley Williams, Mark and Destiny Cyrus, Tyler Dixon, Gabriel Steinhoff, Veronica Riley, Jasmine Riley, and Jimmy Ray Riley Jr.; and a host of great- and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five sisters, Mary Jane Simpson, Rosie Bush, Gracie Greer, Josephine Banks, and Lille Stevenson and six brothers, James (Anos) Young, Richard (Sugar Daddy) Young, Charles Henry (cee) Young, Eddie Earl (Doll) Young, Ivory Young, and Lee Henry (Jack) Young.
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