Anita Hamm Rakestraw Obituary
We bid farewell to Anita Hamm Rakestraw (Ripley, Mississippi), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on July 27, 2025 at the age of 63. Anita Hamm touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Anita Hamm Rakestraw to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Anita Hamm may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Luther Hamm and Elsie Smith Hamm; and her half-sister Billie Fayne Grisham. She is survived by: her husband Homer Rakestraw; her sons, William Rakestraw and James Wesley "Wes" Rakestraw (Ashleigh); her sisters, Jean Davis and Teresa Rakestraw; her grandchild Kiala Rakestraw; and her siblings-in-law, Betty Roberts, Kathryn Rakestraw and Curtis Wayne Rakestraw (Wanda).
A reception will be held on Wednesday, July 30th 2025 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Memory Chapel of New Albany Funeral and Cremation Care (608 West Bankhead Street At The Intersection Of, Hwy 30 W, New Albany, MS 38652).
