Sarah Margaret Coffey Riley was born in Cookville, Texas on July 27, 1919 to Sam Houston and Ella Viola Coffey. She passed from this earth on August 18, 2017 at the age of 98.
Having been a life-long Texan, Margaret attended Cookville and Mt. Pleasant schools, graduating in 1937 from Mt. Pleasant High School. On August 11, 1940 she married Ralph Riley, and while they lived in various cities throughout Texas with his work, they returned to Mt. Pleasant for retirement. After the death of her husband of 40 years, Margaret moved to Allen, Texas in 1982. She was a lifelong and faithful member of the Church of Christ. Loving her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she kept her wit and independence until the end.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Gene, Marvin, Loyd and Floyd Coffey, her twin sister Mary, an infant sister, and her husband, Ralph Riley.
She is survived by daughters Jane Jumper and Pat Hill, both of Allen, Texas. Survivors also include grandchildren; Casey and Jennifer Jumper of Lewisville, Texas, Becky and Bobby Mattice of Hondo, Texas, and Brandy Jumper of Frisco, Texas, great-grandchildren Riley Tuthill, Abby Jumper, and Trace Mattice, as well as and many others who called her “Granny.”
Graveside services will be Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:00 am at Concord Historical Cemetery, Omaha, Texas. She will be the fifth generation of her family to have a gravesite at Concord. Family visitation will be on Friday, August 25, 2017 from 7:00 until 9:00 pm, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, Allen, Texas.
Anyone wishing to make a donation in lieu of flowers may do so to the American Cancer Society or the Foundation for Allen Schools, the AREA Scholarship.