Olga Glynn Risley Marks Obituary
The memory of Olga Glynn Risley Marks of Jacksonville, North Carolina, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, who passed away on September 18, 2024 at the age of 92, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Olga Glynn Risley may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Gideon "Boots" Smith and Margie Foster Smith; and her husbands, Regimental SgtMaj. Lawrence David Risley and John Bartholomew Marks. She is survived by: her sister Nell Shoemake of Laurel, MS.; her children, David Wayne Risley, Julia Ann Zielinski (Martin Zielinski) of Oak Creek and Lisa Case (Victor Case) of Jacksonville, NC.; and her grandchildren, Karen Speir, Cheryl Kemp, Monica Moffett, Kaela Zielinski, Joseph Zielinski (Virginia) and Corey Case (Taylor).
