Eillen Ida Raley

Eileen Ida Raley received her wings on July 3, 2016 at her home in Theresa. Born May 28, 1936 in Minot, North Dakota, Eileen grew up on a farm with dairy cows and grain crops. She had various chores and responsibilities on the farm, but always talked about milking the cows by hand.It was on the farm that she began her seventeen year relationship with one of the work horses - Roxy. Roxy would become her horse, and was her ride to and from the school house. It always put a smile on her face talking about their adventures together.After graduating high school in May 1954, Eileen married but divorced shortly after. She decided to take a trip to California with her brother, Howard Alvstad, who was in the Navy. It was there she met Luther Douglas "Doug" Raley, a fellow Navy man from Alabama, who was also stationed there. Doug and Eileen married on March 9, 1962 and moved to Florida.Doug and Eileen adopted two children, Michael in 1962 and Shelley in 1965. Together they built Raleys Grocery in 1974. Eileen worked in the store until it was sold in 1978. Eileen loved family, friends, bingo, and dancing.She was preceded in death by her husband, Doug Raley; her mother, Ida Frey; and her son, Michael Raley.She is survived by her daughter, Shelley Raley Reddish; two granddaughters, Dakota Reddish and Stephanie Raley (John Ellisor); and two great grandsons, Preston Daugherty and Wyatt Ellisor, all of Starke.Graveside Services for Eileen will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, 3900 SE State Road 100, Starke, FL 32091, with Pastor Ken Weaver officiating. Thank you for celebrating Eileens life with us.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast, 140 North Main Street, High Springs, FL 32643.Arrangements are under the care of JONES-GALLAGHER FUNERAL HOME, 340 E. WALKER DR. KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL 32656. 352-473-3176.www.jonesgallagherfh.com Cemetery Hope Baptist Church Cemetery 3900 State Road 100 Starke FL 32091 US Funeral Home Jones - Gallagher Funeral Home - Keystone Heights 340 East Walker Drive Keystone Heights FL - 32656 US (352) 473-3176