Riley Jace Brooks-Owings

RILEY BROOKS-OWINGS Riley Jace Brooks-Owings was born March 25, 2004 to Amanda Bertelli and Shane Brooks. He went to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Riley was truly an amazing young man. His smile was radiant and his laugh infectious. Riley loved basketball PS4, tennis, and reading fiction and fantasy novels. He could build any LEGO?set he wanted in a flash. He wanted to grow up and join the Marines, or become a LEGO?engineer. Riley was a member of the Delaware nation and was very proud of his Lenape name, Siselietet, which means ?Little Buffalo.? He enjoyed going to powwows with his father, stepmother and stepbrother. Riley loved his brothers and spent much of his free time playing with and guiding his younger twin brothers. He loved his mother very much and was protective of her. He loved singing to her. He never met a stranger and always wanted to be everybody?s friend. He danced, joked and laughed his way into our hearts. The world needs more Rileys. Riley is preceded in death by his brother, Zachary Brooks; great-grandfather Jerry First; great-grandmother Patsy Taylor, and great-grandfather Lonnie Harper, who cared for Riley daily and was his best friend. He is survived by his parents, Amanda and Michael Bertelli, of the home in Anadarko, and Shane and Ramona Brooks of Shawnee; siblings Kayden Owings, Tanner Owings, Trenton Owings, Tristan Owings, Megan Scott, Jacob Bertelli, Braden Clutter, Payden Clutter and Mary Elizabeth Russell; his grandparents Lana Brewster, Sam First, Barb Mitchell, Larry Joe Brooks, Rosela and Aaron Wilson, and Rocky Brewster; his great-grandparents, a very special great-grandmother, his Gran-Nanny Nancy Harper, great-grandfather Floyd Taylor, Nancy Lindley, Garry and Jennifer Brewster and Waite Reynolds; his uncles and aunts, Haley Brewster, Ricky First and Rachel Smith, Anthony and Stephanie Wilson, Justin and Kristen Wilson, Ethan Wilson, Bobby and Shaunda Stanley, and Shane and Amanda Jones; great aunts and uncles, Tama Gilbreath, Carl and Gina Taylor, Chet Brooks, Billie Foreman, Owassa Davilla, Simona Foreman, Matthew Foreman, Leonard Foreman, Jena Masquas, Katherine Wilson, A.C. Wilson, Ted Brown and numerous cousins. Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 25 at the First Baptist Church of Anadarko with Bro. Ron Nelson and the Rev. Lynn Bellamy, pastor, officiating. Services are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Anadarko. A Letter to My Son Dear Riley, You are my everything, my heart, my rock, my biggest fan. You?re my sunshine. Your smile made my heart smile every day. You taught me what unconditional love is and I?m sorry this ugly world showed you different. You are my baby and I will hold you again one day. Until then, I will think of you every second of every day and I will try to hear your sweet voice guiding me. You are amazing, my angel Love, Mom

Riley Jace Brooks-Owings

March 25, 2004 - January 19, 2016

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