Barbara Hope Riley Fleury was born on October 4, 1927 in the City of Pawtucket to the late Margaret Cecelia McSally (1900-1938) and the late Patrick Joseph Riley (1900-1985).

Barbara was the first of the four children born to Margaret and Patrick. She lived her life in Pawtucket, but had multiple travel experiences, both domestic and foreign, throughout her life.

During the summer of 1938, at the age of 10, Barbara and her siblings, the late Joan, Jim and his twin, Bill, suffered the loss of their mother . In July of 1949, Barbara married Richard “Dick” Fleury in St. Leo’s Church, Pawtucket. The couple was blessed with 4 children: Cynthia, Richard, Timothy and Nancy.

Dick died in August of 1992 and Barbara passed on September 21, 2015.