Obituary of Lewis A Riley

Lewis A. Riley, 79, of Liberty, passed away peacefully on September 27th 2016 in Belfast. He was born in Monroe, the son of Frank E. and Mildred (Evans) Riley. Lewis worked for Bayside Enterprises as a foreman on the transfer crew for over 30 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Lewis loved the outdoors including hunting and fishing and his favorite place on earth was Games End hunting camp in Monroe, which he and his brother Howard started in 1964. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Survivors include his companion of 35 years, Shirley Bowden of Liberty; sister Eunice Palmer of Belfast; his sons Edward A. Riley and wife Karen of Vero Beach, Fl, Sonny Ripley and wife Debbie of Monroe, and Alan Clark of Belfast; daughters Janet Bickford of Rockland; Wendy Carter and husband James of Vero Beach, Fl; three sisters-in-law, Roberta Riley of Belfast, June Riley of Swanville and Marge Riley of Litchfield, MA; grandchildren Josh Bickford and Gregg Bickford of Rockland, Matthew Carter and Kim Carter of Vero Beach, Fl., William Ripley of Winterport, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, great-grandchildren, and many dear friends. Besides his parents, Lewis was predeceased by son Toby; sisters Maude Riley, Bernice Demass, Ada Dyer, Edna Kenney, Doris Patterson; brothers Clyde Riley, Fred Riley, Walter Riley, Howard Riley. All family and friends are welcome to attend a celebration of his life being held on Saturday November 12th at 1:00 pm at Games End hunting camp in Monroe.