THE RILEY FILES
In Loving Memory of Martha Anna Thomas Riley 5/21/32-11/28/18
Please see Martha's obituary listed under Riley Family Details below.
Dr. Paul Riley with daughter Lorraine and wife Martha at PSNAZ
Dr. Paul and Martha Riley, early years :)
Grand daughter, Ashley, wife Martha, Dr. Paul and daughter Lorraine and PSNAZ meet and greet after service
AS I CREATED THIS PAGE with Dr. Paul Riley's stories, he and I emailed back and forth for several weeks. The emails from Dr. Paul contained attachments of his different stories in Microsoft Word document format. And in response, if I had any questions, my reply emails would contain such or just a big THANK YOU. Dr. Paul can be quite humorous! In one batch of stories that he sent, he expressed concern that some may be too graphic or "risque for general public consumption." I assured him that it would be fine because I knew that all who know Dr. Paul and his lovely wife, love Dr. Paul and his lovely wife! God is real and present in their lives and any comment or line in any story that may be construed as a bit "risque" is completely innocent. His statement: "What about the hickeys and the monkey business? I do not want to be excommunicated." I couldn't hold back the laughter! God is so good!! He provides us with wonderful friends and family with whom we can grow together and worship Him with! I thank God for Dr. Paul and Martha Riley!!
-Respectfully, Sheri Bridges, Webmaster P.S. Yes, some of the stories can be a tad graphic as Dr. Paul is a retired doctor and surgeon. You have been warned. :)
"My parents when they were losing weight, and David's legs starting to bow. It was taken at Rock Lick 1934, before I was born, and before they got the milk goats."
(See the Goat Evangelism Story under the Kentucky header)
Note from Dr. Paul:
"I noticed that the pic of my parents with baby David shows them standing in front of the Church which was later lifted off those high pillars by a bomb. One of the pillars is visible in the pic. The church and houses had to be built up on pillars because of the deep mud at Rock Lick." Humor |
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Riley Family Details"Martha Riley Obituary" November 28, 2018
"Ezekiel's Prophecy" "Mad Dog Attack" Edna Riley 1923 "Horse Sense" John Riley 1922 "Escape From the 'Lion's Den'" John Riley 1928-1929 "Praise the Lord but Pass the Food" John Riley 1930 John David Riley, Born 24 May,1933, Died 26 February, 2014 "Finding a Wife for My Brother" Paul Riley, 2016 "Faye Riley" Thomas Riley "To My Departing Students" Edna Riley "John Riley - My Conversion" "Springing My 'House Trap'" as told to me by my brother, David Riley 1965 Edwaleni Mission in South Africa"Edwaleni Mission: 9 December, 1941"
"Bush Ice Cream with a Dollop of Culture Shock" 1920 "You Can Take It All With You" Hotsaw "Missionary J.S.Rice Gets His Man" "Gun-Shy Old Joe" "One Plants, Another Waters" Rev. Bhengu "Intussusception (How A Horse Race Saved My Baby Brother's Life)" "The Spy Glass Revival" Anderson Kentucky Mountains"Asbury Spicer Story" Paul RIley 1910
"Angels In Disguise" Edna Riley 1934 "Proverbs to the Rescue - AKA Goat Evangelism" John Riley 1934 "Goat's Milk" Lorraine (Riley) Hazel "Rustic Kentucky Mountain Cabin Doors" Greenville College"College Daze" (includes a lot of family history also)
Grand Rapids"My Paranoid Surgical Mentor"
"A Surgeon's Narrow Escape" Legal Issues Part 1 "An Attorney's Disgrace" Legal Issues Part 2 "Dr. Hyde & Mr. Jeckyll" "Lessons We Learned From a Dishonest Surgeon" "Dr. Willard's Downfall" "The Hunting Party" The Gang of Five "If It Can Happen, It Will Happen!" Dr. Vladi's Experiences VietnamSwaziland"Matron Sylvia Oiness"
"Swaziland Mission's 'Horror Movie' Night" "Surgical Shock: My Arrival & Surgical Experiences In Swaziland" "Heart Squeeze" "Unseen Protection" "Venemous Ancestors" "There is No God" "Moonlighting" "Desperate Measures: A Baby's Delivery Gone Wrong" "Early Morning Tea: An Embarassing Time" "Granny Nunn Regains Use of Her Hands" "Swaziland Nazarene Mission Tragedy" January 1, 1975 "Hello-o-o Mr. Worm!" "Mayo Clinic To The Rescue!" 1977 Riverside |
BIOGRAPHY: PAUL RILEY
"I am the 3 year old bottom left. David is next to me. my mom is directly behind me. John Riley is the tallest person in the back row. My sister, Lois, is being held by Mabel Rice." -Paul Riley
1. Born 1935 in Breathitt County, Kentucky where parents were Free Methodist Missionaries from 1932 to 1936.
2. 1936 to 1938 lived in Smyrna, Tennessee where father was attending Nashville Auto-Diesel College and pastoring the local FM Church.
3. I938 to 1946 lived at Edwaleni Mission Station in South Africa where parents were FM Missionaries.
4. 1946 TO 1948 lived in Oakdale in Breathitt County, Kentucky where I attended Oakdale Christian School for two years.
5. 1948 to 1954 went back to South Africa with parents. Took 8th Grade by correspondence (Calvert Course).
6. December 1953 graduated from Port Shepstone Government High School.
7. January 1954 to May 1957, was pre-med student at Greenville College college, (BA degree).
8. June 1957, started dating school teacher, Martha Thomas, who was taking Summer School Classes at Greenville College.
9. 1957 to 1961, attended University of Illinois, School of Medicine in Chicago. Graduated with BSc, and MD degrees.
10. June 13, 1961, Married Martha Thomas in her home church in Western Pennsylvania.
11. 1961 to 1966, Internship and Surgical Residency at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Daughters, Leora, Lorraine and Cynthia were born there.
12. 1966 was drafted into the Army. Served 13 months at US Army Hospital in San Pedro, California.
13. May 1967 to February 1968, was in Vietnam at the 18th Surgical Hospital (MASH unit). Left Martha alone with our three girls in San Pedro. Was there during the two biggest battles, The Dak To Battle in 1967 and The Tet Offensive in 1968.
14. April 1968 to November 1968, worked at Kaiser Hospital in Bellflower, California.
15. December 1968 to December 1984, Missionary Surgeon at RFM Hospital in Swaziland. Includes total of 3 years of stateside furlough time.
16. 1983 to June 30 2002, practiced surgery in Riverside, CA.
Have been retired ever since. I am still a Senior Surgical Consultant at Riverside Community Hospital. I attend meetings there every week. I have also started writing document describing events and people in my life and that of my family.
PAUL M. RILEY MD, FACS RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA E- MAIL:- hlinza@ymail.com
2. 1936 to 1938 lived in Smyrna, Tennessee where father was attending Nashville Auto-Diesel College and pastoring the local FM Church.
3. I938 to 1946 lived at Edwaleni Mission Station in South Africa where parents were FM Missionaries.
4. 1946 TO 1948 lived in Oakdale in Breathitt County, Kentucky where I attended Oakdale Christian School for two years.
5. 1948 to 1954 went back to South Africa with parents. Took 8th Grade by correspondence (Calvert Course).
6. December 1953 graduated from Port Shepstone Government High School.
7. January 1954 to May 1957, was pre-med student at Greenville College college, (BA degree).
8. June 1957, started dating school teacher, Martha Thomas, who was taking Summer School Classes at Greenville College.
9. 1957 to 1961, attended University of Illinois, School of Medicine in Chicago. Graduated with BSc, and MD degrees.
10. June 13, 1961, Married Martha Thomas in her home church in Western Pennsylvania.
11. 1961 to 1966, Internship and Surgical Residency at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Daughters, Leora, Lorraine and Cynthia were born there.
12. 1966 was drafted into the Army. Served 13 months at US Army Hospital in San Pedro, California.
13. May 1967 to February 1968, was in Vietnam at the 18th Surgical Hospital (MASH unit). Left Martha alone with our three girls in San Pedro. Was there during the two biggest battles, The Dak To Battle in 1967 and The Tet Offensive in 1968.
14. April 1968 to November 1968, worked at Kaiser Hospital in Bellflower, California.
15. December 1968 to December 1984, Missionary Surgeon at RFM Hospital in Swaziland. Includes total of 3 years of stateside furlough time.
16. 1983 to June 30 2002, practiced surgery in Riverside, CA.
Have been retired ever since. I am still a Senior Surgical Consultant at Riverside Community Hospital. I attend meetings there every week. I have also started writing document describing events and people in my life and that of my family.
PAUL M. RILEY MD, FACS RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA E- MAIL:- hlinza@ymail.com