OBITUARY
Rita J. Potts
April 24, 1946 – July 5, 2020
IN THE CARE OF
Beams Funeral Home
Rita J. Potts, age 74, of Butler, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
She was born on April 24, 1946 in Angola, Indiana to Vere L. and Norma Maxine (Lytle) Rathbun.
Rita graduated from Fremont High School in 1964.
She was retired from Betz Nursing Home, Auburn, Indiana. Rita was an avid reader, and enjoyed writing poetry.
Survivors include her children, Mike (Deb) Rathbun of Butler, Indiana, and Melanie (Curt) Ashbrook of Fremont, Indiana, grandchildren, Curtis Ashbrook, Jr., Lisa (Matt) Sussex, Nicole Ashbrook (Justin), Caleb Hurley, and Josh Rathbun, five great-grandchildren, a brother, Larry (Diana Sue) Rathbun of Fremont, Indiana, and many nieces and nephews.
Rita was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Marilyn Hudson, Laura Garr, and Judi Worthington, and a brother, Robert Rathbun.
Private family graveside services will be held at Jamestown Cemetery, Fremont, Indiana. Pastor Glenn Flint will officiate the service.
Due to The Pandemic a public memorial service will be held at a later time.
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