Randall Don "Bear" Riley

Randall Don "Bear" Riley, 58, of Stuttgart passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at his home.

Randy was born April 25, 1968, in Batesville to Don and Bobbi Riley. He was a 1986 graduate of Cushman High School where he excelled in Cushman Bulldogs basketball throughout high school. He loved all sports and coached his son in baseball and his daughter in softball. He loved watching, and was a huge supporter, of his children and later his grandchildren playing sports. He believed in the importance of sports programs and the life lessons they taught. He was an avid Razorback fan and enjoyed traveling with his wife. A hobby he recently found enjoyment pursuing was making spatulas from cast iron skillets.

Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by his son, Randy Jo “Cub” Riley.

Survivors are his wife, Melody Riley; daughter, Kana (Mark) Kirchner; stepdaughters, Mystiena Hackett (Andrew) and Rebekah Knight; stepson, Clinton James Smith; father, Don Riley; brother, William (Tonya) Riley; sisters, Mary Ann (Darren) Strain and Becky (Glen) Smart; and 10 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at McAdams Road Church in DeWitt.

An additional service for family and friends unable to honor Randy at the 11 a.m. service may attend one to be held at 6 p.m. Saturday evening at Assembly of God Church in Cushman.

Honorary pallbearers are James Smith, Andrew Hackett, Mark Kirchner, Shane Kirchner, Ethan Kirchner, Leeland Hackett, Sawyer Hackett, Rowan Hackett, Jasper Hackett and Draco Knight.