Rita Albright Biggerstaff

Rita Albright Biggerstaff of Rockwell, NC passed away peacefully in her sleep at Novant Hospital in Salisbury on October 28, 2022. Although she had been in declining health for several years, her death was unexpected. She was born in Mooresville, NC on October 27th, 1955, to the late Bobby “Joe” Albright and Rebecca Whitman Albright. Rita grew up on the “mill hill” in China Grove, NC. She loved to tell stories about the fun and mischief she and her brother and sister, along with numerous cousins and friends had; many of them you could easily close your eyes and imagine episodes of “The Little Rascals” and their adventures. On Halloween night 1971 while “cruising the Circle” she met the love of her life Dennis Biggerstaff. She'd laugh and tell the story about how he and a friend were “egging” passing cars and she pointed at him and said, “you'd better not egg this car, we just washed it!!!” When he got out of his car to come over and talk to her, she told her friend, “My goodness, look at that long-legged goomer…” The rest as they say, is history… Dennis and Rita married on June 2nd 1972 and enjoyed a little over fifty years of marriage before her death. When her health started to fail and she had to be moved to a rehabilitation facility; Dennis was by her side every day, never missing one, for over two years. Rita worked for many years in the mills in China Grove, she later went back to school and became a CNA; she went on to do both nursing home and private care for the elderly; she was very highly regarded in her field. Left to cherish her memory are her husband Dennis Biggerstaff, son Wayne (Dava) Biggerstaff, beloved grandsons Jeremy and Clayton Biggerstaff. Also surviving are her brother Faron Albright and the “best friend she ever had”, her sister Shayne (Charlie) Brown, brothers-in-law Randy (Tammy) Biggertaff and Tim (Debbie) Biggerstaff, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved in-laws Lester and Louise Biggerstaff and sister-in-law Bonnie Albright (Faron). There will be no funeral services held, instead there will be a “Celebration of Her Life” to be held at a later date. Cabarrus Funeral, Cremation and Cemetery is serving the family.