Rita Elaine Godard

Rita Elaine Godard, 62 of Orlando, FL passed away on November 17, 2014. She was born on April 29, 1952 in Kansas City, Kansas to the union of Alfred K. and Wilma (Metcalf) Warfield. Rita worked as an assembly worker for many years and was a member of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. She loved to travel and the joy of her life was being with her family and caring for them. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her brothers and sisters: Loretta L. Leverette, Alfred K. Warfield Jr., Frank G. Warfield, Johnny R. Warfield, Eva M. Swepston, Ardelia M. Terry and Howard T. Warfield.

Rita leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Johnny E. Godard; her children: Kenneth D. (Tawania) Godard and LaKenna N. C. Godard; her brothers and sisters: Laura L. Young, Austin, TX, Paula P. (Jemmer) Rowe, Kansas City, MO, Gerry S. Hogan, San Diego, CA; and Michael G. Warfield and Martin J. Warfield, both of Kansas City, MO; and her beloved six grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on Friday, November 21, 2014 from 6 – 8 PM at the funeral home. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Lake Ivanhoe Chapel. Interment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens, Apopka, FL.