Ella Lousie “Midge” Riffle, 79, of Leon, passed away January 10, 2013, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio, following an extended illness.

She was born December 30, 1933, in Cottageville, a daughter of the late Walter Hill and Minerva (King) Hill Linville. Her husband, Edgar Riffle, Sr.; son, Edgar Riffle, Jr.; brothers, Dencil Hill and Danny Linville; and a sister, Osie Mae Rardin, also preceded her in death.

She enjoyed quilting, cooking and fishing with her late husband. She was a retired custodian from the Jackson County Board of Education, a member of the Creston Ladies Aid, and member of the Creston Church.

Survivors include her sons, Paul Riffle of Bidwell, Ohio, and Henry Riffle of Leon; daughters, Catherine Mae Fauver, and Edna “Jean” Sammons both of Point Pleasant, Elsie Lyons and Anna Belle Michael both of Leon; brother, Cecil Hill of Cottageville; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; several step-grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Erma Riffle of New Haven.

Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans. Burial will follow in the Creston Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to time of service at the funeral home.

Email condolences may be sent to: castofh@gmail.com.