Rita Gail Passons

Rita Gail Passons, of Sumrall, Mississippi, passed away after a long illness on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at the age of 52. She was a graduate of Sumrall High School and has remained a lifelong resident of Sumrall. Gail will be remembered as a phenomenal mechanic, an excellent homemaker, a devoted wife, loving mother, a dear sister, and a true friend to everyone she knew. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Shirley Lucas; two sisters, Brenda Fay Lucas and Teresa Ann Lucas Hagan. Gail is survived by her husband, Jimmy Passons; two daughters, Samantha Wiginton and Amber Wiginton; a son Andrew Passons; a sister Donna Laird; two grandchildren, Daniel Davis Passons and Remington Jensen Passons. The funeral service for Gail will be at 10:00am on Saturday, June 12, 2021 in Payne’s Chapel at the John Ford Home where friends may visit with the family from 9:00am until service time. Burial will follow in the Oral Baptist Church Cemetery in Sumrall.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be made in Gail's honor to the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi at: www.msdiabetes.org