She was a faithful and loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother “Mama” and aunt. Rita was a servant of Christ, who lived to serve Jesus and others. She will be remembered for the love and care of everyone that she met.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Catherine; her mother-in-law, Dorothy Godsmark; and father-in-law, Warren Godsmark, Sr.
She is survived by her loving husband of fifty-plus years, Bob; her three daughters, Kim (Kent), Cindy (Eddie) and Tina (Norm); brother, Lenny (Norma); sister, Lynda; grandchildren, Grayson, David, Claire, Riley, Jay, Jackson, Quin, Abigail, Tess, Ella, Michelle, Rose, Asher, Maggie, Mario, Kaizer and Trevor; as well as several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Friday, June 8, 2018, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm with a service to follow at 7:00 pm at Berry Highland Memorial. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Rita’s honor to the Knoxville Kidney Center at 320 N. Park 40 Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37923 or Covenant Hospice at 3001 Lake Brook Blvd., Suite 101, Knoxville, TN 37909.
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