It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rita Deel of Hampton, Virginia, who passed away at the age of 92, on April 13, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Charlie Bruce and Gracie Edwards Deel; her husband Archie Vern Deel; her sons, Don Parkis Deel and Archie Vaughn Deel; her daughter-in-law Jeannette Stokes Deel; her grandchildren, Lester Sam Deel and Amanda Lynn Deel; her great grandchild Amber Lynn Harlow; and her siblings, Edrick Lionel Deel, Charlie Hamilton Deel, Bruce Junior Deel, Barry Douglas Deel, Danny Rolfe Deel, Flornia Mae Deel, Fannie Ruth Lilley, Carrie Lorraine Hulcher, Lavonna Vernade Moore, Sally Joanne Lane and Rachel Ellen Holt.

She is survived by : her sisters, Patsy Laferne Batten and Polly Gwendolyn Ross; her children, Jeffrey Allan Deel (Ilse) and Judith Camille Leckie (Gary); and her grandchildren, Christine Day St Thomas, Jeremy Randolph Deel, Shannon Leigh Torries, Sara Lynn Mulkey, Lindsay Nicole Deel, Christina Allison Long, Carson Albert Powers, Levi Christian Powers and Jamie Carroll Keeter II. She is also survived by sixteen great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation was held on Thursday, April 18th 2024 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home (245 S Armistead Ave, Hampton, VA 23669). A celebration of life was held on Friday, April 19th 2024 at 11:30 AM at the Huntington Mennonite Church (785 Harpersville Rd, Newport News, VA 23601).

In remembrance of Rita, memorial donations may be directed to Huntington Mennonite Church, 785 Harpersville Rd., Newport News, VA 23601.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
R Hayden Smith Funeral Home