Rita Louise McCarty
March 27, 1952 April 30, 2018
Rita Louise McCarty, 66, of Stella,
Mo., died suddenly Monday,
April 30,
2018, in the comfort of her residence.
She was born March 27, 1952, in Fayetteville, Ark., to Marvin and Anna (Ridenoure) Skaggs. She was raised and attended school in Springdale, Ark. On July 18, 1967, she married Dwaine Lavon McCarty. They resided in Cave Springs, Ark., before moving to a farm in Stella. She enjoyed gardening and caring for her home.
She was preceded in death by her father; her husband of 50 years, Dwaine McCarty; and one sister, Valerie Skaggs.
Survivors include three sons, Kevin McCarty (Steffanie) of Gentry, Ark., Cody McCarty of Stella and Travis Skaggs (Kristen) of Neosho, Mo.; seven grandchildren; her mother, Anna Mae Snodgrass of Hindsville, Ark.; two sisters, Kim Green of Hindsville and Cheryl Koester of Bartlesville, Okla.; and four brothers, Larry Ridenoure of Republic, Mo., Johnny Skaggs of Pea Ridge, Ark., Marvin Skaggs of Elm Springs, Ark., and Randy Skaggs of Brentwood, Ark.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 4, 2018, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Home with Pastor Bobby Main officiating. Burial followed in the Union Cemetery near Stella.
Online condolences may be made at www.ozark funeralhome.com.
Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo., was in charge of arrangements.