- Date Of Birth: August 27, 1920
- Date Of Death: February 19, 2022
- State: Illinois
Francis H. Riffey, 101, of Jacksonville, IL died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, at Heritage Health in Jacksonville.
He was born August 27, 1920, in Hedgesville, MT, the son of Irvin and Verna May Hagler Riffey. He married Mary Hyatt on June 25, 1961, in Virden, and she preceded him in death on Feb. 24, 2014.
He is survived by his stepdaughter, Cheryle Parker (deceased husband, Dick) of Marshall; two grandchildren, Reid Parker of Decatur, GA and Paige (Melesio) Salazar of Plainfield; three great grandchildren, Isa, Lexi and Eva Salazar; and special friends, Bud and Carolyn Beck, Jerry and Joyce Bruington and the Jerry Lieb Family. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Witherspoon; stepson, Robert Cogswell; and two brothers, Dale and Jim Riffey.
Francis’s family moved from Hedgesville, MT to Virden, IL in 1922. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was service manager at Stratman Oldsmobile Cadillac in Jacksonville for many years. He was an active member of Centenary United Methodist Church. In his younger years, he received his Pilot’s license. Along with his wife Mary, Francis logged thousands of miles traveling the country on his Honda Gold Wing.
