Harold Riffe The Messenger. 01.23.08 Harold Riffe, 64, of Union City died Jan. 22, 2008, at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kenny Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home 5-8 p.m. Friday. His sons and sons-in-law, will serve as pallbearers. He was born Aug. 26, 1943, in Pike County, Ky., son of the late Ernest and Josie (Hardin) Riffe. He married the former Hilda Reid Oct. 1, 1962. She survives. He was an employee of Tyson Foods in Union City and was a member of Stopover (Ky.) Baptist Church. He is also survived by four daughters, Vonda Stromblad and Sheila Riffe, both of Union City, Kimberly Riffe of South Fulton and Christina Demetrio of Bolingbrook, Ill.; four sons, David Riffe of Hickman, Ky., and Jeffrey Riffe, Michael Riffe and Brandon Riffe, all of Union City; 17 grandchildren; and his sister, Hazel Watson of Columbus, Ohio. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Nettie Coleman, and three grandchildren. Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home Web site: www.white-ranson.com. |