THE STAFF OF THE SHERIFFS’ RELIEF ASSOCIATION IS SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF RETIRED DEPUTY IV BERNICE RILEY. SHE PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 06, 2021.

BERNICE JOINED THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1958 AS AN INTERMEDIATE TYPIST CLERK, BECAME A DEPUTY SHERIFF IN MAY OF 1968, AND RETIRED FROM PERSONNEL BUREAU ON JULY 5, 1983.   

SHE WAS MARRIED TO SERGEANT JOHN RILEY (RETIRED), WHO PASSED AWAY IN 2013. HE WAS A TUSKEGEE AIRMAN DURING WORLD WAR II AND WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR.

THE SERVICES WERE PRIVATE.

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