ASHLEY ELIZABETH BRILEY

Funeral for Ashley Elizabeth Briley, 19, of Jacksonville will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville with the Rev. R.S. Dyess officiating.

Burial will be in Lowes Chapel Cemetery.

Ms. Briley died March 15. She was born Jan. 30, 1989, in Tyler to Ben and DeAnna Parsons Briley. She lived in Jacksonville most of her life, where she was a member of Central Baptist Church.

She was a 2007 graduate of Rusk High School and was employed by Jordan's Health Care Services.

Preceding her in death were her grandmother, Mary Alyce Parsons; two great grandmothers, Norma Briley and Wilma Cenac; and aunt, Angela Levy.

Survivors are her mother, DeAnna Briley of Jacksonville; father and stepmother, Ben and Tracie Briley of Jacksonville; sister, Rachel Denson of Jacksonville; half brother, Max Briley of Jacksonville; half sister, Alex Briley of Jacksonville; grandfather, Lum Parsons of Rusk; grandmother, Cynthia Cenac of Jacksonville; grandfather and step-grandmother, Charles and Vera Briley of Austin; and aunt and her husband, Sylyna and Keith Kennedy of Tyler.

Pallbearers will include Cord Stover, Matthew Chandler, Josh Gentry, Caleb Sadler, Colten Covington and Erin Schakosky.

Honorary pallbearers will be Rusk High School graduation class of 2007.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wallace- Thompson Funeral Home.

Article in the paper about her wreck.

RHS graduate killed in single-car accident

A 2007 graduate of Rusk High School was killed Saturday morning when her 2004 Mazda MX6 left the roadway, striking a tree on FM 343 east of Rusk. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Eric Long said Ashley Briley, daughter of Deanna Briley of Jacksonville and Ben and Tracy Briley of Jacksonville, was traveling east on FM 343 approximately five miles east of U.S. Highway 69 when she lost control of her vehicle and hit a tree. Trooper Long said a high rate of speed was a factor in the accident. Miss Briley died at the scene of the accident, Trooper Long said. The accident happened at approximately 9 a.m. Saturday.

March 19, 2008

Information from The Cherokeean Herald

Ashley Elizabeth Briley

Funeral services for Ashley Elizabeth Briley, age 19, of Jacksonville are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville with the Rev. R.S. Dyess officiating. Interment will be in Lowes Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Ms. Briley died March 15, 2008. She was born January 30, 1989 in Tyler, TX to Ben and DeAnna Parsons Briley. She was a resident of Jacksonville most of her life. She was a member of Central Baptist Church in Jacksonville. She was a 2007 graduate of Rusk High School. She was employed by Jordan’s Health Care Services. Preceded in death by her grandmother, Mary Alyce Parsons; two great grandmothers, Norma Briley and Wilma Cenac; aunt, Angela Levy. She is survived by her mother, DeAnna Briley of Jacksonville; father and stepmother, Ben and Tracie Briley of Jacksonville; sister, Rachel Denson of Jacksonville; half-brother, Max Briley of Jacksonville; half sister, Alex Briley of Jacksonville; grandfather, Lum Parsons of Rusk; grandmother, Cynthia Cenac of Jacksonville; grandfather and step-grandmother, Charles and Vera Briley of Austin; aunt and her husband, Sylyna and Keith Kennedy of Tyler. Pallbearers will include Cord Stover, Matthew Chandler, Josh Gentry, Caleb Sadler, Colten Covington and Erin Schakosky. Honorary pallbearers will be Rusk High School graduation class of 2007. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at the funeral home. Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress on 3/18/2008.