Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

December 3, 1943 ~ April 6, 2021 (age 77)

In the early morning hours of April 6, 2021, Ira Altz Riley Jr. went home to his heavenly father at the age of 77. He was born in Nashville on December 3, 1943 to the late Ira Altz and Dollie Hickerson Riley.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter Sonia Denise Riley; a son, Eric Lee Riley; brother, Denby Riley; sister, Minnie Lee Cotham; and his first wife, Mrs. Ernestine Holt Riley. Ira was a devoted Christian and looked forward to Sunday Service at Flatrock Church of Christ in Hohenwald.

After graduating high school, M...