Rabon
Rita Lyn Rabon, 46, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Gainesville, Fla. Rita was born April 20, 1974, in Stevenson, Ala., to Youngie Meade and Kathleen Clark Meade. Rabon was of the Baptist faith and a member of Grace Baptist Church, where she was a youth leader. She was a preschool teacher at Tiny Tots Day Care where she loved and cared about all of her babies. In her spare time, she loved to sit on a creek bank and fish. She enjoyed photography and taking pictures of both people and scenery. She also loved just spending time with her family. They were her treasure. Rabon was preceded in death by her parents, Youngie and Kathleen Meade and a sister Linda Barajas.
She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Daniel Rabon; children, Courtney (Tyler) Cornell and Nicholas "Chase" Rabon; sister Alice Morgan; brothers, James (Sarah) Meade and Roy Meade; one grandson, Rowan Cornell; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends, many of whom were like family to her.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 11 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church with Bro. Eric Polk and Bro. Dwight Poole officiating. Interment services followed immediately afterward in Airline Cemetery in Mayo. The family received friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Grace Baptist Church. All arrangements were under the direction of Burns Funeral Home of Mayo. Friends may sign the online guest book at www.joepburnsfuneralhomes.com.