Rita May Saunders Middlestead Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rita May Saunders Middlestead of Picayune, Mississippi, who passed away on January 24, 2021, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Herbert Cecil Saunders and Elsie Esther Davey; and her husband John Jay Middlestead, Sr.. She is survived by: her children, Carol Parker (Jim) of The Villages, FL, Tina Stockstill (Gary) of Carriere, MS, John Jay Middlestead, Jr. (Joann) of Sunrise, FL and Tracy Patman (Larry) of Pass Christian, MS; her grandchildren, Brandi Head (Aaron) of Carriere, MS, Victoria Stockstill (Tim Brewer) of Pflugerville, TX, Allie Lee (Trevor) of Carriere, MS and Samantha Middlestead (John Malloy) of Orlando, FL; her great grandchildren, Ethan Head, Violet Stockstill-Brewer, Owen Stockstill-Brewer, Townes Lee and Rush Lee; and her sister Jean Brunner of Silver Creek, NY.
