Mrs. Mary Lou Riley Pike's Obituary
Graveside Service for Mrs. Mary Lou Riley Pike, will be Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Hillview Memorial Park. Dr. Josh Sammons will officiate. The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at Radney Funeral Home.
Our mother Mary Lou (Riley) Pike sadly passed away peacefully at Chapman’s Healthcare on August 23, 2022, at the age of 92. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her advice and guidance, sometimes solicited, often not. She had many friendships originating from her long employment at Cohen’s Fair Store followed by her final employment at Russell Corp. She was a respected member of the Sunny-Level area community and a strong and faithful member of the Hillabee Baptist Church of Alexander City, AL.
She was preceeded in death by her husband of fifty years, Merriman Anterial Pike; her eldest son, Charles Dennis Pike; her mother, Eula Mae (Futral) Riley; and her father, David Love Riley Sr. She is survived by her remaining sons, Richard Darrell Pike, his wife Kathy, David Mark Pike, his fiancée Tracie Davis Allen and Charles Dennis Pike’s wife Vicki.
She is survived by her loving grandchildren Sawyer Carson Pike, wife Daisy, Riley Aaron Pike, wife Felica, Richard Lee Pike, wife Ivy, Kelsey Alison (Pike) Franklin, husband Jason, Addison Jordan Pike, wife Olivia, and Ava Gabriella Pike. She was blessed to have nine great grandchildren in her life as well. May you rest in peace Mary Lou, you have traveled a long and fruitful road.
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