Rita Mae Wheat's obituary , Passed away on May 11, 2025 in Bogalusa, Louisiana

Rita Mae Wheat

January 13, 1953 - May 11, 2025 (72 years old)

Bogalusa, Louisiana

Rita Mae Wheat's obituary , Passed away on May 11, 2025 in Bogalusa, Louisiana

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Brown-McGehee Funeral Home

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Rita Mae Wheat

January 13, 1953 - May 11, 2025 (72 years old)

Bogalusa, Louisiana

Rita Mae Wheat Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rita Mae Wheat of Bogalusa, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 72, on May 11, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rita Mae Wheat to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Jim Wheat and Hilda Wheat; her close friend Stanley Parker (Flash); her siblings, Roland, Ray, Gerald, Stanley, Audrey Dillon and Betty Penton; and her siblings' children, Shannon Jones and Renee Wheat.

She is survived by: her sister Neomi Hoyt (Ricky); her sister-in-law Brenda Wheat; her sibling's children, Amy Sinopoli (Chris), Brittany Vaughn (Justin), Rebecca Buras (Jessie), Sommer Schilling (Bobby), Sheri Parker (Don), Renotta Smith, Billy Thomas, Blake Hoyt, Payton Butler and Preston Butler; her close friends, Debbie Boyles (Billy), Rick and Hook; and her pet Brownie.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Brown-McGehee Funeral Home



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