Rita Larae Stanfill

Rita Larae Stanfill, 47, of Paragould, went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2008, at her residence on Shiloh Road. She was born on December 13, 1960, in Paragould. She was a homemaker and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. She was a former employee of Emerson Electric and Kum and Go. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ricky Howard. Survivors include her husband, Winford Stanfill, her parents, Glen and Liz Howard, sister, Gayla Weatherford, daughters and sons-in-law, Wendy and Keith Hampton, Autumn and Brian Hicks, son, Andrew Gander and his girlfriend Christina Washington, 2 granddaughters Brooke and Emily Hampton and one grandson Carter Hicks, all of Paragould. She is also survived by Patricia (MeMaw) Lenderman of Paragould, Grannie and Grandad Clark of Cherokee Village and many other nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and other relatives. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. at Heath Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday at 3:00 P.M. in Heath Colonial Chapel with Brother Dennis Strope officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. Pallbearers: J. W. Rawls, Jason Weatherford, Corey Weatherford, Josh Farmer, Tony Taylor, Will Tarry, Josh Owens and Mitchell Gander.