Mildred Louise Pike, age 86 of Somerset, Kentucky, departed this life on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Somerset Nursing & Rehab. 

She was born on August 27, 1925 in Shelbyville, Indiana to the late Ira and Olive Underback Sipes.  She was a homemaker.  Mrs. Pike was of the Baptist faith.  She was a loving grandmother who enjoyed old westerns, Elvis movies, doll collecting and flower arranging.  Her favorite times were spent with her family.  Mrs. Pike loved to reminisce about her favorite memories while sitting on her front porch during the warm summer days.

She is survived by a son, Gerald G. (and Sandy) Sipes of Shelbyville, IN; five daughters, Joyce A. Pike of Illinois, Elsie L. (and Delmer) LaFavers of Somerset, KY, Rebecca S. (and Terry) Shepard of Connersville, IN, Janet M. Weddle of Somerset, KY and Kimberly (and Mike) Daily of Fairland, IN; thirteen grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and one brother, Clifford Sipes of Shelbyville, IN.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James T. Pike, whom she married in Shelbyville, IN; two brothers, Forrest and Charles Sipes and one sister, Edna M. Hamilton. 

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset, Kentucky with funeral service to follow at 6:00 pm.  Brother James Floyd will officiate. 

The family request expressions of sympathy be made to the American Humane Society.