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- [S302] Pike County News-Watchman, Snodgrass, Rita Jane.
Rita Jane Snodgrass, 89 of Waverly, Ohio died peacefully Friday, September 14, 2012 following an extended illness.
Rita Jane was born July 20, 1923 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late John Kent and Clara Froehlich Cox. Rita, a war bride, married Frank H. Snodgrass, formally of Martins Ferry, Ohio, September 15, 1943 in Madras, Oregon.
Rita graduated in the 1941 Class of Martins Ferry High School and attended Elliott School of Business in Wheeling, West Virginia. She was a dedicated, loving wife and mother to Frank and their seven children.
She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Chillicothe, Ohio and served on the Altar and Rosary Society and the first parish council board of St. Mary Church in Waverly. Rita also worked as a hostess at the Tecumseh Outdoor Drama in Chillicothe for many years. She has enjoyed many years of playing with various Bridge Clubs, line dancing and serving as a poll worker at the Board of Elections. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her cat Sunshine.
In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by one son, Donald Robert, two grandchildren: Amy and Tommy Snodgrass, five sisters, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Cox, Helen Oberle, Dorothy Stahl. Kathryn Matthews, Sister Theresa Anne Cox, SCN, two brothers: Ronald John Cox, and Robert Edward Cox.
She is survived by seven children: Jane Reed, Jim (Kathy Kemper) Snodgrass, Anne (Mike) Eversole, Kathryn (Bob) Chancey, Waverly; John (Mary Harris) Snodgrass, Lewisville, Texas, Thomas (Kathy Skinner) Snodgrass, Wichita, Kansas; Richard Snodgrass, Chillicothe, and son-in-law Garnet McMillan, Chickamauga, Georgia. Rita is also survived by 17 grandchildren, Becky (Nevin) Lambert,; Jon (Traci) Click; Michael (Amy) Snodgrass; Ronnie (Roberta) Snodgrass; Danny (Angie) Snodgrass; Emily Snodgrass; Adam (Misty) Snodgrass, Matthew (Erica) Snodgrass; Mark (Angela) Snodgrass; Luke (Erin) Snodgrass; John Snodgrass; Stephen (Brittany) Snodgrass; Bo McMillan, Matt Eversole; Joel Eversole; Jeremiah Chancey; Nathaniel Chancey.
She leaves 17 great-grandchildren, McClain and Nate Lambert, Tanner and Emma Click, Camden, Corey, Chaisley, Cadence, Allison, Abbigail, Trinity, Tristin, Brayden, Kyleigh, Lauren Snodgrass, Devon Pixley, and Abigail Snodgrass.
The family will receive friends for visitation on Monday, September 17, 2012 from 4:00-8:00 P.M. at Botkin Funeral Home in Waverly. There will be a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday at the St. Mary Catholic Church in Chillicothe, Ohio, with Father Lawrence Hummer, celebrant. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Waverly.
Memorial contributions may made to The Ohio Right to Life Society, 88 E. Broad St. Columbus, Ohio 43215
Pike County News-Watchman: 19SEP2012
HFA: 18SEP2023
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