Riley C. Harper died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at River Region Medical Center. He was 58.

Born in Vicksburg, he was the son of the late Jack Purvis Harper and Agnes Logue Harper. Mr. Harper was a graduate of H.V. Cooper High School and received his bachelor’s degree in music from Mississippi College. He was a landscape supervisor for the City of Vicksburg and a member of Hawkins United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Jack P. Harper Jr.

He is survived by two daughters, Mandy Donald (Russ) of Pearl and Melissa Harper of Vicksburg; son, Jack C. Harper (Ashley) of Vicksburg; five granddaughters, Paige Donald, Keri Donald, Reagan Donald, Mary Madisyn Harper and Mckynzie Harper; sister, Mary Lynd Harper Davis (Larry) of Shreveport, La.; brother, Ken Harper (Terri) of Vicksburg; and numerous other relatives.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Riles Funeral Home with the Revs. Tommy Miller and Rip Noble officiating. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 tonight at Riles Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Roger Massey, Trey Logue, Russ Donald, Vaughn Mims, Dr. Gary Cheslek, David Hosemann, Charles Haley and Shane Rollison.