On January 24th the Lord welcomed Gloria home surrounded by the love of her family.
Gloria Jean was born to Guy Sexton and Mable Cook on August 30, 1940. The family resided in Compton California until Gloria was seven. At that time they moved to Nashville Arkansas where Gloria went to school until her junior year where she was a majorette in the high school band. The family then moved to Hot Springs Arkansas where she finished high school graduating in 1958.
In 1958 she married Morris William Riley and they resided in Nashville Arkansas 30 years. It was there they welcomed and raised three children, Jeff David, Teresa Diane and Charles Randall.
In 1988 Gloria remarried Uel Snyder and they made Lowry City their home. Gloria has called Lowry City home ever since.
Gloria (aka GloBug, Gloglo, Mom & Mimi) enjoyed cooking!! She also enjoyed teaching Sunday school, Alpha Delta Phi, working in the yard, growing tomatoes and her church family and friends. Most of all she treasured time with her friends and family. Gloria was a kind and graceful lady who shed light on each and every person and animal she encountered. She appreciated the little things and was an amazing teacher of grace. She was a good’n and will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her father Guy Sexton Cook, mother Mable Cook, husband Uel Snyder, many beloved friends and fur babies.
She is survived by her brother-Charles Jennings Cook (wife Debbie), sister-Shirley Chalker (husband Bennie), son-Jeff David Riley (wife Rachelle), daughter-Teresa Diane Riley, son-Charles Randall Riley. Two grandsons, Levi Dalton Riley and Chantz Jennings Riley, many nieces, nephews and friends she dearly loved.
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