Sad News to Report

We heard today that dear Riley Family friend, Theda Hill, passed away on February 6th.  She had been ill for sometime.  She was born in 1918 in Montgomery County Ohio.

She was a great help to me in providing pictures that Sue Riley had.  I was able to talk to her several times about Lizzie Riley.  She helped to care for Lizzie in her old age while Sue worked.  It was nice to be able to talk to someone who knew my great grandmother.

Theda Hill and Sue Riley

Family Picture Friday: Theda Hill and Grace Riley

Theda send another package of pictures last week.  In grateful thanks to Theda for giving me these pictures to share, I wanted to post a picture of her with Grace Riley (Sue and Thomas' sister).  Grace also moved to Florida.

Family Picture Friday: Grace & Sue

Once I have made contact with a "new" family member, I like to include a picture of one of their relatives.  I have recently made contact with Marsha Veltri, daughter of Elizabeth Kate Bostwick, granddaughter of Grace Amelia Riley Bostwick Carr.  This blog and our tree on Ancestry.com enabled Marsha to see pictures of her great grandparents (Tom and Lizzie Riley) for the first time.
This is what this is all about, sharing with the current generations and maybe giving them the interest in learning more and sharing what they know.   Maybe she could see a glimmer of herself, her cousins or even her own kids in the photos.  


Here is a picture of Theda Hill and Grace, taken in Florida, January 1949.