Elizabeth "Annie" Ann (Bates) Pike, 61 of Long Pine, Nebraska, passed away Friday, August 5, 2022 at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth. A memorial graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Sunday, October 15 at the Evergreen Cemetery at Loup City, Nebraska with Father Richard Piontkowski officiating. Elizabeth was born on December 6, 1960 to Buster Darby and Mary Louise (Bydalek) Bates in Lincoln, Nebraska. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. Elizabeth was an avid animal lover and loved Rock and Roll music. Those left to cherish her memory are her sisters, Denise Kotler and her husband Toli of Aliso Viejo, California, Jenifer Shanno of Oakland, Iowa, and Victoria Morrow, of Kearney, Nebraska. She is also survived by family members, Michelle Wilson of Ord, Nebraska, Alecia Rogers of Colorado and Racheal Shanno of Oakland, Iowa, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her sisters Catherine “Kelly” Danklesen, and Cheryl Lawson.