Rita Roach Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Rita Roach of Newport, Arkansas, who passed away on April 17, 2025, at the age of 76, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
Though Rita has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Melzie Block and Dorothy Block (Johnson); her former husband William Ray Kellems; her husband Johnny Roach; her boyfriend Thomas Britt; and her brothers, Melvin Block and Dean Block.
She is survived by: her daughter Tammy Davis (Donald) of Newport; her brother Elmo Block of Balch Springs, Texas; her grandchildren, Brittney Davis Rodgers (Jamerius) and Cody Gray Davis (Maci Hembrey); and her great grandchild Elijah Rodgers.
