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Funeral arrangements announced for Officer Scott Riner
Posted: December 16, 2022
Story Link: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/home/stories/viewstory/-/story/OfficerRinerFuneralArrangements20221216
Please join us in remembering the life of Correctional Officer Senior Scott Ozburn Riner, who was shot and killed in an act of senseless violence outside the Comprehensive Correctional Complex on Tuesday, December 13.
Officer Riner’s family will receive friends Monday, December 19 from 2:00pm until 4:00pm and again from 6:00pm until 8:00pm in the Peachtree Corners Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, located at 5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Peachtree Corners.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 20 at 11:00am at North Metro Baptist Church, located at 1026 Old Peachtree Road Northeast in Lawrenceville. Burial will follow at West View Cemetery on Main Avenue in Monticello, Georgia.
The Gwinnett Department of Corrections invites residents to line the route in honor of Officer Riner. Immediately following the church service, a police procession will transport Officer Riner to the West View Cemetery in Monticello, GA. We expect an increase in congestion along the route and suggest motorists plan accordingly and include extra time to reach their destination or plan an alternate route. Please review turn by turn directions from North Metro Church to the cemetery below:
- Left out of the Church
- Right onto SR 20
- Right onto Scenic Hwy
- Left onto SR 20
- Left onto US 78
- Right onto SR 81
- Left onto SR 142
- Left onto SR 36
- At Traffic Circle Take SR 212
- At dead end turn Left onto W Washington St
- Turn left onto no name street that leads toCollege St
- Left onto College Street
- Left onto Westview St
- Arrive
Officer Riner is survived by his wife of 22 years, Elana Chessor Riner, who serves in the Gwinnett Department of Fire and Emergency Services; son, Taylor (Mallory) Sparacino; daughter, Madison (Joshua) Parker; grandson, Easton Parker; sister, Cindy (Jeff) Riner McKnight; brother, Eric (Kathryn) Riner; father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Katie Chessor; niece, Natalie Riner; three nephews, Brad McKnight, Todd McKnight, and Andrew Riner; and a host of extended relatives, coworkers, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Officer Riner’s memory to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Foundation.
Online condolences may be expressed here. Please keep his family, friends, and coworkers in your thoughts and prayers.