Robert "Bobby" Keith Riley

Robert "Bobby" Keith Riley obituary, Oklahoma City, OK

Robert "Bobby" Keith Riley

Robert "Bobby" Riley Obituary

Visit the Smith & Kernke Funeral Directors - North May Ave website to view the full obituary.

Robert (Bobby) Keith Riley, 79, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away December 1, 2025. Bobby Riley, born in Bardstown Kentucky, attended Bardstown High School Class of 1965, son of Kenneth and Mattie Riley, loving & caring husband to Jo Anne Jean Riley. He will be laid to rest in Kentucky at the Bardstown Cemetery. Memorial services will be at the Barlow Funeral Home in Bardstown, Kentucky. Service details will be shared once arrangements are finalized.

Bobby is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jo Anne Jean Riley, sisters, Claire (Lee) Miller and Martha Estelle (Ray) Workman. He was a kind, generous soul to his sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, neighbors and Union brothers & sisters (UAW 1999) Oklahoma City retiree chapter where he was vice-chairman for many years.

Anyone that knew Bobby would say that he was a charismatic conversationalist, a traveler & adventurer, an avid boater & angler and snow & water skier. Their homes' landscaping was a testament to how Bobby loved trees. He planted many tree saplings gathered from their many travels around the country with Jo Anne.

In lieu of flowers: please donate to Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Https://donors.boystown.org>donate or to your own charity of choice.

Smith & Kernke Funeral Directors - North May Ave

14624 North May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73134

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