Dorita (Rita) Marie Byrd's obituary , Passed away on July 27, 2021 in Kuttawa, Kentucky

Dorita (Rita) Marie Byrd

January 7, 1956 - July 27, 2021 (65 years old)

Kuttawa, Kentucky

Dorita (Rita) Marie Byrd's obituary , Passed away on July 27, 2021 in Kuttawa, Kentucky

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Lakeland Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Dorita (Rita) Marie Byrd

January 7, 1956 - July 27, 2021 (65 years old)

Kuttawa, Kentucky

Dorita Marie Byrd Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 27, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Dorita Marie Byrd of Kuttawa, Kentucky, born in Bloomington, Illinois. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Dorita Marie Byrd to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert VanHorn and Marsha Wright Gelsthorpe; her stepfather Jim Gelsthorpe (David Byrd); her daughter Lisa Deason; her daughter-in-law Daniela Wheeler; and her brother Robert "Jimmy" VanHorn.

She is survived by: her children, Randa Putnam (Chris) of Eddyville, KY, Rachelle Boggess (Steve) of Greenville, KY, Angie Gibbs (Pat) of Fairview, KY, Bobbie Deason of Hopkinsville, KY, Julie Jenkins (Lee) of Gibson City, IL, Ray Deason (Melinda) of Eddyville, KY, Michael Gibbs of Eddyville, KY, Darrell Wheeler of Greenville, KY and Anthony Deason (Corey) of Hopkinsville, KY; and her siblings, Kim Montgomery of Casey, IL, Rick Gelsthorpe of Waynesville, IL and Randy Gelsthorpe of Kuttawa, KY. She is also survived by fifteen grandchildren; six great grandchildren; several step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; four nieces and one nephew.

Memorial contributions may be made in Rita's memory to The Cerebral Palsy Foundation, 3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Lakeland Funeral Home & Cremation Services



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