Ms. Angela Valerie Riley

On April 14, 2019 at 1:02am God went into his garden and picked another beautiful flower named Angela Valerie Riley to join our Heavenly Father above to live in eternal peace. Angela Valerie Riley was born on Thursday, December 8, 1966 to George and Bobbie Venters in Houston, Texas at Riverside Hospital. Angela was baptized at an early age at Good Samaritan Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Blount where she served for many years. She accepted God as her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ all of her life. She attended Houston Gardens elementary school, Terrell Middle School and graduated from Kashmere High School in 1985. She played clarinet in the band in both middle and high school—a great delight and something she always talked about. After graduating high school, she worked briefly at MBank Houston and then took her talents to AIG Life Insurance Company where she was an employee for 25 years. Her last role as a Sr. Administrative Assistant was one that she truly enjoyed. She always put others before herself and took pride in being able to help others. She was surrounded by coworkers she considered friends. Angela and Jose Riley were married in 1988. They gave birth to two beautiful, smart girls named Amanda Nicole Riley (1993) and Rachel Simone Riley (1998). Angela’s two daughters, or “her babies” as she often called them, were her pride and joy. Becoming a mother was Angela’s most cherished accomplishment. She never skipped an opportunity to let others know about her daughter’s achievements. Angela was strong in her faith and truly loved the Lord. She later became a founding member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Jerry Wade Sr. She served as an active deaconess, choir member, and other ministries within the church. She taught her daughters in their early ages to be just as active in their faith as she was. After a couple of months of being in the hospital, on March 6, 2018 she received a healthy liver transplant. With the help of her daughters and mother, she lived the last year of her life to the fullest. Angela lost her fight after experiencing medical complications. Angela had a vivacious and infectious personality and her smile touched anyone she crossed paths with. She is preceded in death by her father, George B. Venters Sr., grandparents; Lula Mae Young “Mother” and Albert Young, aunts; Shirley Young, Dorothy Young, Marilyn Cochran “Nookie”, and her first cousin Beryal L. Matthews. Memories of her will be cherished by her mother, Bobbie J. Venters, her aunts; Albert Matthews, Lula Young, and Patricia Hickman, her uncle, Charles Matthews Sr., and first cousins; Charlotte Howard (Troy Howard), Karen Williams, Charles Matthews Jr., Thomas Hickman, Kimberly Doucet, Joi Murphy, and William Hickman Jr. “Billy”. Her legacy continues in the lives of her daughters; Amanda N. Riley and Rachel S. Riley. She also leaves to cherish her memories with numerous cousins, co-workers, classmates, neighbors, and friends.

Ms. Angela Valerie Riley

December 8, 1966 - April 14, 2019