Rita Genevia Moore

Rita Geneva Childress

87, a resident of Fayetteville, Arkansas, passed away February 15, 2009 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born April 5, 1921 near Rheas Mill, Arkansas, the daughter of William M. "Billy" and Edna Bell Beaty Moore.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Childress; three brothers, Alvin Moore, Claude Moore and Billy Moore; one sister, Imogene Myers Whitmire; one great granddaughter, Minnie Davis.

Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Kay Davis and her husband Kenneth of Lincoln, Arkansas; one sister, Nina Grant of Farmington, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Gary Davis and his wife, Sharon, of Cincinnati, Arkansas, Lacy Davis of Lincoln, Arkansas and Delana Watson and her husband, Matthew, of Lincoln, Arkansas; three great grandchildren, Jason Davis and his wife, Michelle, of Lincoln, Arkansas, Kelly Turner and her husband, Jason, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas and Eric Davis and his wife, Jessica, of Springdale, Arkansas; two great great grandchildren, Kimberleigh Warner and Emily Mackley.

Visitation will be Tuesday afternoon from 1:00-8:00 P.M. at Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00 P.M..

Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, with Rick Reed and Randy Magar. Burial will be in the Beaty Cemetery near Lincoln, Arkansas.

Pallbearers will be, Gary Davis, Lacy Davis, Jason Davis, Eric Davis, Matthew Watson, Jason Turner and David Ray.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. The complete obituary may be viewed on the Luginbuel Web Page. To sign the online guest book, visit www.luginbuel.com