Rita May Douglas' Obituary
Rita May Douglas, age 74, of DuQuoin, IL, passed away at her residence at 11:21 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2008. Rita was born on May 30, 1934 in Bedford, IN, a daughter to John Olin and Beatrice L. (Brewer) Wible. On August 13, 1955, she married Francis Douglas in Harrisburg, IL and he preceded her in death on September 21, 1997. Rita was a homemaker, a member of The First Baptist Church in Carrier Mills, IL and attended Holts Prairie Baptist Church in Pinckneyville, IL. Rita was avid reader and high school sports fan. She is survived by two daughters: Karen Ann (Richard) Roethemeyer, DuQuoin, IL and Sharon Lynn Bishop of DuQuoin, IL, five grandchildren: John Francis Bishop of DuQuoin, IL, Jaci Lynn (Shawn) Brown of Whitesburg, KY, Dillion Roethemeyer of DuQuoin, IL, Ashley Marie Bishop of Collinsville, IL, and Jordan Thomas Bishop of DuQuoin, IL, one great-granddaughter: Isabella Shalyn Brown She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one brother: Harold David Wible. Funeral services will be Monday June 16, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Pyatt Funeral Home in DuQuoin, IL. Interment will be at the Mueller Hill Cemetery Pinckneyville, IL Friends may call on Monday June 16, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a. m. at Pyatt Funeral Home in DuQuoin, IL. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Pinckneyville Ambulance Service.
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