Born March 3, 1941 in Linton, she was the daughter of John A. Burch and Cressie "Peggy" Burch. On April 6, 1958, she married Norman Richard "Dick" Risley.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: her husband, Norman Richard "Dick" Risley; her mother, Cressie "Peggy" Burch; three daughters, Dixie (and John) Smith of Tennessee, Sherry Stewart of Linton and Bobbi (and Jason) Hicks of Kentucky; one son, John Risley of Marco; 12 grandchildren, Jaime, Corey and April Risley, Kala Risley, Stephanie, Samantha, Steven, Sean, Stewart, Gage, Brittany and Patrick Monier and Aaron Hicks; four great-grandchildren, Justin, Bradley and Halle Miller and Autumn Miller; one brother, Frank Burch of Bloomfield; and one sister, Susan Haley of Lyons.
She was preceded in death by her father and an infant son, Joseph Leon Risley.
Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at Bethel Cemetery in Sandborn with the Rev. Mike Roth officiating.
Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel.