CLEBURNE — H.B. “Hank” Riza, 89, longtime resident of Cleburne, formerly of Granbury and Nemo, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, in Lewisville.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Glen Rose First Baptist Church. Burial: Georges Creek Cemetery in Somervell County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wiley Funeral Home.
Mr. Riza was born June 12, 1922, in Addison, Texas, to Samuel D. Riza and Nora Morton Riza. He married Virginia L. Waltermire, Dec. 25, 1941, in Lubbock. Hank was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and he served as a bomber pilot. He was president and CEO of Riza Manufacturing in Cleburne for 40 years. He was a former member of the Field Street Baptist Church and a charter member of Heights Baptist Church.
Survivors: Wife of 70 years, Virginia Lee Riza; sons, Bradford Riza, Kenneth Riza; daughters, Consuelo Grozier, Angela Noland; and a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home
Glen Rose, 254-897-2288