Janessa Riley

Janessa "Tu Tu" Riley was born on October 13,1961 in Los Angeles, CA, the fifth of ten siblings born to Lethall and Willie Lee Riley. Janessa was preceded in death by siblings Kaylynn, Samuel, Sylvester and Charles Shannon. The family later relocated to Evansville, IN where Janessa was educated in the public school system. Upon graduation from Central High School, she was employed by several local business' in the tri-state to include; AmeriQual ,packaging rations of deployed American Troops during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Strom, Core Nursing Home as a patient care assistant and The Evansville Association for the blind.
TuTu, as she was called by all who knew her, loved to voice her opinion through song as she was the lead singer within her family group the Riley Sisters. She the joy in the room when it came to arranging numerous family activities such as board games, sewing, crocheting and gardening. She was the hostess of hostesses during cookouts for her family and friends.
She crossed over to glory at 2:37 PM on Monday July 14,2014 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville after a short illness with her family at her side. She leaves to cherish her precious memory; her longtime companion Dewayne Harvey of Honeygrove,Texas, four children daughter Tameisha Simmons(Fabian),and three sons Marquetis(Kacie),Riley, Jershaun(Meagan) Owsley of Evansville and James(Vanessa) Brewster of Las Vegas, Nevada., Sisters Linette(Anthony),Givens, Kelly McGlothan, Joan Kathleen Jordan, and Collette Norton two brothers John Earl(Hope) , Nathan (Tanica)Jordan all of Evansville, IN. Twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren , and a host of family and loved ones.