Nelda Fay "Coonie" Riley

Nelda Fay 'Coonie' Riley, 71, of Brenham, formerly of Moss Hill, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012. She loved her family. She worked hard her entire life taking care of others. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Cooking was her passion. Coonie was Paula Dean before Paula Dean's time.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Gracie Vanya; daughters, Kimberly Lockhart and Susan Thornton; brother, Terrell Vanya.
She is survived by her loving husband of 26 years, Charles 'Chuck' Riley of Brenham; son, Bruce Wayne Lockhart and wife Kitty of Moss Hill; daughter, Janice Kay Kramer and husband Rick of Brenham; brother, Raymond Vanya and wife Sue of Batson; sisters, Carol Price and husband Bill of Batson, Freda LeNormand and husband Robert of Batson, Terry McComber and husband Bob of Hardin; grandchildren, Bubba, Kim, Will, Matt, Katie, Haley, Hanna and Ty; great grandchildren, Karlie, Kaley, Macie, Kody, Kade, BB, Josh, Kaydence, Blain, Logan, Zoey and Kyle; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday December 18, 2012 at Moss Hill Cemetery in Moss Hill, TX, officiated by Reverend Tolbert Hudspeth.
Serving as pall bearers will be Bubba Guedry, Will Guedry, Ty Lockhart, Matt Thornton, Kody Thornton and Logan Gusman.
In lieu of flowers, donations, in honor of Nelda 'Coonie' Riley, may be made to St. Judes Children's Research Hospital at www.StJude.org or 1-800-822-6344.