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Ronnie Lee Riley Gunter
Sapulpa Herald
Creek Co., OK
January 29, 1989

LAS VEGAS - Mr. Ronnie Lee Riley Gunter, 20, Las Vegas, died Wednesday in Las Vegas.

Services are set for 1 pm Tuesday at South Heights Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Ivan Lopes officiating.

Burial will be at South Heights Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

A cause of death was not immediately available from the funeral home.

He was born Nov 17, 1968, in Bakersfield, Calif., attended Sapulpa schools and lived in Sapulpa most of his life, before moving to Las Vegas two years ago.

He was a member of the U.S. National Guard, worked as a security guard and was a member of the Pentecostal Church.

Survivors include father and step-mother James and Jeanie Gunter of Oklahoma City; mother and step-father Tommy and Patricia Owens of Sapulpa; grandparents Mina Matlock of Sapulpa and Kenneth Riley of Kellyville; son James Allen Riley of Las Vegas; Christi Davis of Sapulpa; brothers Guy Davis, Shawn Owens and Tommy Owens, all of Sapulpa.

RILEY, Ronnie Lee
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
01-30-1989

LAS VEGAS - Mr. Ronnie Lee Riley, 20, Las Vegas, died Wednesday in Las Vegas.

Funeral services are set for 1 pm Tuesday at South Heights Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Ivan Lopes.

Burial will be at South Heights Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.

He was born Nov 17, 1968, in Bakersfield, CA, and lived in Sapulpa most of his life until moving to Las Vegas two years ago. Mr. Riley attended Sapulpa Public Schools, was a member of the Pentecostal church, served in the U.S. National Guard and was employed as a security guard.

Survivors include father James Gunter of Oklahoma City; mother Pat Owens of Sapulpa; step-father Tommy Owens of Sapulpa, son James Allen Riley of Las Vegas, sister Christi Davis of Sapulpa; brothers Guy Davis of Sapulpa, Shawn Owens and Tommy Owens, Jr., all of Sapulpa; step-brother Jimmie Gunter of Broken Arrow; step-sister Jeannie Gunter; and grandparents Minda Matlock of Sapulpa and Kenneth Riley of Kellyville.

The family will headquarter at the Owen's home at 208 N., Division.