Rita Diane Killgore

Rita Diane Killgore obituary, Ruston, LA

Rita Diane Killgore

Rita Killgore Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home - Ruston on May 27, 2025.

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Funeral services for Rita Diane Killgore, age 66 of Lisbon, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Rocky Springs Baptist Church in Lisbon with Dr. Chris Stevens, and Rev. Greg Tipton officiating. Burial will follow in Rocky Spring Cemetery in Lisbon under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
Diane was born October 8, 1958 in Shreveport, LA to Anita Rogers Otwell and Owens "Billy Mack" Otwell, Jr. and passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025 in Homer, LA. Diane worked as a secretary in Lillie and Bernice for Louisiana Pacific and Willamette sawmills for 20 years. Showing her passion for music, Diane played the piano, sang in the high school choir, enjoyed listening to music of all kinds, and going to concerts. Diane loved deer hunting and going fishing, in which bass, white perch, and bream was her favorite. She loved riding her horses, Little Red and Bonita, and attending playdays. Diane was a fantastic cook and enjoyed cooking with her mother. She liked sports cars. Diane also enjoyed reading, watching movies, and cross-stitching.
Diane was preceded in death by her father; and grandparents, Owens and Florence Otwell. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Bruce Killgore of Lisbon; mother, Anita Otwell of Dubach; son, Allen Killgore and Sommar McKoin of Lisbon; grandson, Kade Suggs of Lisbon; step-daughter, Ashley and husband George Ervin of Mississippi; stepson, Owen Killgore of Mississippi; brothers: Mike "Freck" Otwell and wife Karen of Farmerville, Billy Steve Otwell and wife Jenny of Ruston, and Tim Otwell and wife Lisa of Farmerville; sister Kerri Ann and husband Chris Roberts of Greenville, SC; special niece, Sidney Otwell of Farmerville, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of other family and friends.
Serving as pallbearers will be Tim Otwell, Steve Otwell, Freck Otwell, Tyler Hogan, Kade Suggs, and Jimmy Perkins.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Owens Memorial Chapel. To leave an online memorial message for the family, please visit: www.owensmemorialfuneralhome.com
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