Bessie Riley
December 1, 1919 ~ August 16, 2007
Mary Bessie Anderson Riley, 87, Glasgow, died Thursday, August 16, 2007, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital . The Cumberland County native was the daughter of the late Tom Jeff and Lizzie Anderson. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Beloved wife, mother and grandmother.
Surviving are a son, Leonard Kenneth Riley (Marie) of Paducah; a daughter, Anna Christine Mutter (Danny) of Glasgow; five grandchildren, Phillip Anthony Riley (Shonda) and Kenneth Allen Riley of Paducah, Lori Ann Mutter, Michael David Mutter (Sue) and Emily Beth Mutter, all of Glasgow; one great-grandchild, Jordan Dane Daniel of Glasgow; a sister-in-law, Mary Etta Rigsby (Dillard) of Glasgow; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, the late Leonard Rance Riley; a daughter, Helen Marie Riley, a grandson, Michael David Riley; five sisters, Gladys Norris, Venise Riley, Vennie Dyer, Purnie Jennings, Jessie Felty Murray; one brother, Bedford Anderson.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 19, 2007, at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Happy Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.