James Gary Riney

James Gary Riney, 75, of Sorgho, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. A son of the late James L. and Mary Kathryn Wimsatt Riney, Mr. Riney was a purchasing agent for Moonlite and Old Hickory; was a funeral service associate for Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory; and was a member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Riney was a member of the Serra Club, the Knights of Columbus; and was a Mount St. Joseph Associate. Gary never met a stranger and always had a story to tell. He was a kind, gentle man who will be missed by family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Lynn Riney.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Mary Helen Knight Riney, a daughter, Susan Guernsey and her husband Jeff of Louisville; grandchildren, Emily, Grant and Grace Guernsey; four brothers, David Riney, Michael (Faye) Riney, and Bruce Riney, all of Owensboro, and Ken (Ruth) Riney of St. Louis; four sisters, Barbara June (Stewart) Coomes, Betty Gail Sims Armendarez, and Janice (Billy) Morton, all of Owensboro, and Francil (Bob) Higdon of Hartford; a sister-in-law, Faye Cecil Riney of Owensboro; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 3, 2012 at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church with Father Mark Buckner officiating. Visitation will be at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory from 3-7 P.M. on Friday and after 9 A.M. on Saturday. Prayers will be 6:00 P.M. on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Cemetery.

There will be a memorial book in the lobby of Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory for friends to sign from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2012.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 7232 Hwy 56, Owensboro, KY 42301.

Online condolences may be left at www.glennfuneralhome.com.