NEWARK - Tisha Leigh Riley, 53, of Newark near Snow Hill, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, at her home. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of Thomas Lee Phippin and the late Joyce Anne Webster Phippin.
She attended schools in Pocomoke City and at Parkside High School. She was employed as an EMT for Hart to Heart, and later Lifestar.
She is survived by her husband Robert Riley Jr. of Newark; three sons, Jeffrey Chandler Jr. of Willards, Robert "Robbie" Riley III of Gumboro and Justin Riley of Newark; two grandchildren; her father, Thomas Lee Phippin of Berlin; a brother, Christopher Phippin of Berlin; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her sister, Vanessa "Nessie" Anne Phippin Griffin. A funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury. Interment followed at Bowen Methodist Church Cemetery in Newark.