Rita Sue (Chambers) Beard

Rita Sue Chambers Beard, age 75, of Glenwood, died Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Glenwood Health & Rehab following an extended illness.  She was a native of Wheeler County and lived in Glenwood most of her life.  She attended Glenwood High School and was a graduate of a cosmetology school in Dublin.  She was a licensed cosmetologist, was owner of Rita’s Beauty Shop in Glenwood for more than forty years, and was a self-employed tax preparer for twenty-five years.  She enjoyed cross-stitching, antiquing, genealogy, and going to yard sales.  She is preceded in death by her former husband, James McRae, Jr.; parents, Roscoe Robert Chambers and Clyde Horne Chambers; and two brothers, Michael Chambers and Benny Chambers.

Her family includes her husband, Armondo Aviles of Glenwood; two children, Natalie McRae of Glenwood, and Jamie McRae and wife Shan of Jesup; four grandchildren, Landon Pickle and Brianna Pickle of Glenwood, Cody McRae of Jesup and Cierra Rollins of Lyons; three sisters, Wylene Farris of Idaho, Peggy Smith, and Ann Fulford, both of Allentown; and numerous nieces and nephews.

There will be no service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by visiting their website at Stjude.org.

Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of arrangements.       

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