Rita T. Alvanez

Rita worked at the Cocopah Korner Store and enjoyed spending time with her children, cooking, watching movies, and playing sports with them. She obtained her GED and attended AWC for psychology.

She is survived by her children Dion, Reanna, Dray, Raina, Jared, Ileena and siblings; Lucina, Sarah (Jimmy), Annabel, Israel (Connie), Richard Jr., Mercedine, Monique (Joseph), Vincent Hayes, and numeours nieces and nephews, one great-niece Danielle Padilla, one great nephew Eduardo Chan Jr., and one granddaughter Damani Alvanez.

Rita is preceded in death by her father Richard Alvanez Sr., grandmothers Pauline Davis, Laura Thomas (Nick Thomas Sr.) and baby Miller.

Pallbearers will be Emilio Alvanez, Eduardo Chan, Epifanio Chan Diaz, Allan Phillips, Chuancey Thomas, Loren Thomas, Harold Coyote and Desmond Davis.

Honorary pallbearers will be Israel Alvanez, Richard Alvanez Jr., Ezequiel Alvanez, Jospeph Hopkins, Tony Phillips Jr., Anthony Miller, Brandon Phillips Daniel Padilla, Benny Davis, and Jimmy Phillips.

Services will be held Friday January 8, 2020 at Funeraria del Angel Kammann from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tribal rites will follow at the Cocopah East Cry House 5:00p.m. ending at 5:00a.m.