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Rita Crump
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. — Rita Mae Gross Crump, 40, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Monroe County.
Born on Aug. 22, 1982, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, she was a daughter to David “Steve” Gross and Petra J. Garner. She lived in Monroe County for several years and she worked at the Aberdeen, Mississippi, Marina.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2023, at Morley Baptist Church in Morley, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time. Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home of Amory, Mississippi, is assisting the family locally.
She is survived by one daughter, Jalynn J. Johnson of Bragg City, Missouri; son, Wesley C. White of Vanduser, Missouri; mother, Petra J. Garner (Tom) of Bragg City; father, David “Steve” Gross (Robin) of Vanduser; sister, Stephanie Casey (Jake) of Vanduser; brother, Blake Garner of Bragg City; stepsisters, Candice Crow (Michael) of Cape Girardeau and Jerrica Schlosser (Drew) of Scott City, Missouri; stepbrother, David McKnight (Natalie) of Sikeston, Missouri; grandmothers, Rita Belue of Aberdeen and Darlene Garner of Sikeston; four aunts, Vickie Wallace of Granite City, Missouri, Gracie Stovall of Morley; Reba Somers of Sikeston and Peggy Guyton of Aberdeen, MS; 5 uncles, Jimmy, Jerry, and Joe Belue of Aberdeen, George Gross of Morehouse, Missouri, and Don Cross of St. Louis, Missouri; stepaunts, Patty Smith (Lane), Barbara Brown (Billy) of Sikeston, Peggy Bright (Kenny) of Crowder, Missouri, Brenda Bryant (Ronnie) of Vanduser and Angie Sloan of Jackson, Missouri; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by grandfathers, Jim Belue, Tom Gross, Carol Garner and Harley Davison; grandmothers, Ethel Mae and Tilda Davison; aunts, Lucy Dudley, Betty Holland, Virginia Sue Swan, and Jane Groff; uncles, John Belue, Tom Gross Jr., William “Buddy” Gross, Roy Gross, and Fred Gross.
Condolences may be shared with the family at clevelandmoffettfuneralhome.com.
Monetary gifts to the family are appreciated but not necessary. Food can be dropped off at Morley Baptist Church, Stephenson St., Morley.