Patricia “Pat Pat” Hart Riley, age 77, died September 26, 2017 at Yalobusha Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS. She was born October 1, 1939 in Water Valley, MS, to the late Jessie P. and Grace Groves Hart, Jr. She was a homemaker and a loving mother to her three children. Patsy was an active and devoted member of the First Baptist Church in Water Valley. Her faith was strong and she instilled her Christian values in her three children. Patsy was also a member of the Town and Country Garden Club.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:00 AM. Services will follow at 12:00 Noon in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley with Dr. Randy Bain officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Bill Riley of Water Valley, MS. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters and one son, Trina (Jamey) Finley of Saltillo, MS, Denise (Charles) Boxx of Coffeeville, MS, and Scott Riley of Chattanooga, TN; two sisters, Peggy (Hubert) Long of Heber Springs, AR, and Holly (Lowell) Edwards of Water Valley, MS; three brothers, Jessie (Nancy) Hart of Corinth, MS, Larry (Betty) Hart of Water Valley, MS and Craig (Mary Jane) Hart of Water Valley, MS; and five grandchildren, Hanna (Ian) Hammond, Dallas (Emily) Finley, Beth (Sean) Haggerty, Leah Boxx and Sarah Boxx.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Foundation, 1488 Belk Bvld., Oxford, MS.