Rita E. Dye *
Marcorita “Rita” Esther Dye, 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 after a battle with lung cancer.
She was born on April 11, 1938, in Ada, OH and called Pensacola home since 1974. She retired from the State of Florida where she worked as an unemployment adjudicator. She was an active member of Epiphany Lutheran Church (formerly St. Paul Lutheran Church) and enjoyed traveling, gardening, cross stitching, cooking, and spending time at the beach.
Rita is preceded in death by her husband, Bob; parents, Leo Russell and Ruth Erma Shawkey and brother, Dallas Shawkey.
Rita is survived by her sons, Brad Dye and Mike Dye (Kelli); grandchildren, Parker Dye (Kara), Kyndall Braumuller (Omar), Brendan Dye, Lindsay Dye and Braeden Dye; great granddaughter, Ruby Dye; as well as her sister, Vera George.
Visitation will be held 11:00am until a Celebration of Life Service to begin at 11:30am Friday, February 18, 2022, at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 6700 Spanish Trail, Pensacola, FL, with Pastor Frank Gore officiating. Funeral cortege will depart Harper–Morris Memorial Chapel at 9:00am Thursday, February 24, 2022, for a committal service to begin at 9:30am at Barrancas National Cemetery, NAS Pensacola.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Epiphany Lutheran Memorial Fund, 1450 Old Chemstrand Rd., PO Box 999, Gonzalez, FL 32560.
Special thanks to Cindy and Gary Shaw, Epiphany Lutheran Church, Dr. Jamal Joudeh and the staff at the Woodlands.