Richard B McPike

FuneralFriday January 20, 201211:00 amMudd-Veach Funeral Home (Bowling Green)VisitationFriday January 20, 201210:00 am to 11:00 amMudd-Veach Funeral Home (Bowling Green)Richard B McPike, age 76 of Bowling Green, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2012 at the Country View Nursing Facility in Bowling Green. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, January 20th, at the Mudd-Veach Funeral Home with the Rev. Charlie R. Wright officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Friday, at the funeral home.He was born February 28, 1935 in Bowling Green, the son of Harvey Fearson and Anna Mae Smith. He was raised by step-father James McPike and Anna Mae Smith McPike. He married Mary L. Hobbs January 28, 1967. She survives. Other survivors include sons Lydell Thomas and wife Julie of Hannibal, Jerome McPike and wife Sherry of Quincy, IL, Richard McPike of Columbia and Vincent McPike of Kansas City; daughters Shelia Campbell of Peoria, IL, Lorraine Brown and husband David of Boonville, Janet McPike of Bowling Green and Vicky McPike of Bowling Green; brothers Henry Fearson and Lester Fearson of Jacksonville, IL and Harvey Fearson of Florida; sisters Virginia S. Smith of Bowling Green and Nawasa Davis of Omaha, NE; 17 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Betty Fearson. Richard was a member of the White Rose Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and cars. He worked at Feeders & Grain in Bowling Green for many years before working at Hercules. He also worked at Harbison-Walker Brick Plant and then at N.E.C.A.C. until his retirement.Serving as pallbearers will be Robert McPike, Phil Harris, Albert Lawson, Johnny Mayfield, Keenan Willis and Lloyd Grimmett. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Lucas McPike, Kapody Johnson, Emmanuel McPike, Michael McPike, Anthony McPike, DaQuan McPike, Kelvin McPike, Shaiarief Campbell and Lydell Thomas. Memorial may be made to the Family of Richard McPike c/o the Mudd-Veach Funeral Home.