Rita Ellerd Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Rita Ellerd of Kilgore, Texas, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Rita left this world on February 5, 2025 at the age of 68, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Rita farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Rita is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Shirley Ellerd and Sam Ellerd of Kilgore; her brother Sammy Ellerd Jr.; and her grandmother Clara "Nanny" Duncan. She is survived by: her sister Vera (Mark Compton) of Kilgore; her nephew Trevar Compton (Whitney); her great-nieces and great-nephews, Legend, Lincoln and Everest of Kilgore; her nieces, Autria (Christopher Stavinoha) of Houston and Laci Melton (Larry) of Kilgore; and her great-nieces and great-nephews, Braydon and Landon.
