Maureen Bryan Riley was born to the late Lynette Bryan and Thomas Bryanin in Jamaica in the Parish of Clarendon. She was the third child of her seven siblings.

She's survived by her husband Keith Riley; five (5) biological children: Sharon Riley, Howard Riley, Shauna Riley, Tamar Riley, and Orette Riley; two (2) stepsons, Clinton Riley and Andrew Riley; two adopted children, Lisa Asby and Ingrid Riley; twenty-five (25) grandchildren and eight (8) great-grandchildren; Four (4) sisters: Joyce Bryan, Veronica Johnson, Merlene Bryan and Fay Bryan; one (1) brother, Errol Bryan, and a host of other relatives and friends.