Christina Jo Riley-Graham, 68, of Colfax, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at OSF Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax, is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Friday, March 27, 2026 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax with Pastor Michelle Giermann officiating.

Visitation will be prior to the funeral from 9:00 – 11:00 am at the funeral home.

Memorial donations can be made in Christi’s name to: Colfax United Methodist Church, Alzheimer’s Association, or the Colfax UMC Food Pantry.

Christi was born on December 12th, 1957, in Beardstown, the daughter of Lionel “Bumps” and Dorothy Mae (McGovern) Riley. She married Edwin Graham in August of 1994 in Beardstown. He survives in Colfax.

Christi is survived by her husband, Ed, their son RJ Graham, and her daughter Amber (Joshua) Clements from a prior marriage to Richard Jones Jr. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Riley Clements (19) and Reed Clements (12).

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Connie and Janet, and infant brother, James.

Christi was an active member of the Colfax United Methodist Church where she volunteered with the missions committee and food bank. She worked for many years as a dispatcher for the Beardstown PD before moving in 1994 with Amber and Ed to Greenville, Ohio. Following Ed’s job changes, the family moved to Gilman, Illinois, then Danforth, before finally settling in Colfax in the year 2000. There she worked as a teacher’s aide at Ridgeview Elementary and a co-editor for the Ridgeview Review for several years. Christi loved to paint, play the piano, read books, and spoil her kitty cats. She was widely loved and will be sorely missed by her friends and family.