Obituary: Joseph Arnold Riney, 76, Elizabethtown
Joseph Arnold Riney, 76, of Elizabethtown, died Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Kindred Healthcare in Corydon, Ind. He was a native of Hardin County, a 1958 graduate of Rineyville High School, a 1982 graduate of the University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work, and a retired social worker for the state of Kentucky.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Arnold and Gladys Smith Riney; two brothers, James Earl Riney and William Rondal Riney; and a stepdaughter, Sherry Webb.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Riney; one daughter, Teresa (Mark) Harris; three sons, Jeffrey (Shannon) Riney of Elizabethtown, Bryan (Cindy) Riney of Elizabethtown, and Steven Riney of Bardstown; two sisters, Alice (Bill) Gunning of Hodgenville and Mary (Doug) Widener of Benton; three brothers, Charles (Pat) Riney of Elizabethtown, David (Theresa) Riney of Rineyville, and Danny (Starlet) Riney of Radcliff; eight grandchildren, Allison Riney Lane, Lauren Riney, Josh Riney, Ryan Harris, Ben Harris, George Riney, Evyn Riney, and Layne Riney; one stepson, Gary George of Grand Rapids, Mich.; two cousins, Wendell Smith and Joyce Smith Mussey; and one stepgrandson.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Monday June 12, 2017, at St. John Catholic Church with the Rev. Dan Lincoln officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2017, and after 9 a.m. Monday at the Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Alzheimer’s Association.
The Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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