Rita Frances Terrell

Rita Frances Terrell

Rita Frances Terrell, 86, of Mineral, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2010, at her home.

She was born on March 2, 1924, in Whitehall, Albemarle County, Virginia, to Rodes White and Frances Smith White.

She grew up as a member of Olivet Presbyterian Church in Albemarle and later moved her membership to Louisa Presbyterian Church in Louisa. She graduated from Meriwether Lewis High School in 1941 and went on to attend the University of Virginia where she studied to be a dietician. She worked for social services until 1948 after which she became a secretary for Louisa County Schools, first at Mineral Elementary School and then at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.

Mrs. Terrell is survived by her husband of 65 years, Edmund Anderson "Ned" Terrell; two sons, Eddie Terrell and his wife, Vicky, John A. Terrell and his wife, Ann, and a grandson, Robert Edmund Terrell, all of Mineral; and several nieces, nephews, great- nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter Margaret Ann Terrell; a brother, William White; and a sister, Edith Lewis Beeler.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at the Terrell residence.

A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Louisa. Serving as pallbearers will be David Beeler, Tom White, Myron Mason, James Kean, Carson Hartley, Kenneth Bowers, Charles Jackson, Wayne Graves, and Pembroke Pettit.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911 and/or Mineral Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 534, Mineral, Virginia 23117.

Woodward Funeral Home in Louisa is handling these arrangements.

Visit www.woodwardfuneral.com for online guestbook.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.