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Rita E. Little (Bowser)

September 6, 1940 - January 16, 2025

Burial Date January 22, 2025

Family and friends will be received on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Alcorn Funeral Home in Hawthorn. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 5 p.m. with Pastor Tonya Hockenberry officiating.

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Rita Elizabeth Little passed away on January 16, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio.

Born on September 6, 1940, at Butler County Memorial Hospital, she spent her childhood in Widnoon, Pennsylvania.

Rita was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Florence Bowser, and her siblings: four brothers, Wilbur, Harold, Richard, and Mervin Bowser, and one sister, Mary Potts.

She is survived by two sisters, Violet Draa and Margie Radaker, and one brother, Gerald Bowser, along with her four daughters: Shirley Clark, Barbara Cancilla (married to Todd Cancilla), Patricia Little, and Rita Nolf (married to William Nolf).

Rita cherished her family, leaving behind seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren. Her passions included gardening, sewing, baking and reading the Bible, with Psalms 23, John 3:16, and the Lord’s Prayer being her favorite verses.

Family and friends will be received on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Alcorn Funeral Home in Hawthorn. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 5 p.m. with Pastor Tonya Hockenberry officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alcorn Funeral Home.

Interment will take place in the Tidal Union Cemetery.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.alcornfuneralhome.com.