Rita Sue Howell

Rita Sue Howell, ae 68, of Pikeville, Ky. passed away at her home on February 24, 2021. Rita was born in Pike County, Ky. on August 31, 1952, to her parents the late Lafayette Reed and Kansas Varney Reed. Rita was a Legal Secretary and was of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jake Howell, her parents, two brothers, Eddie Reed, Ricky Reed, one sister Margaret Ann Reed, one sister-in-law, Vickie Reed. She is survived by three brothers, John Fitzjerald Reed (Janet), Dewey Bruce Reed (Debbie), Terry L. Reed (Inalene) and a sister, Wanda Wells, (Michael). Visitation will be Friday, 6:00 PM, February 26, 2021, at the Lucas and Son Funeral Home. There will be church services both Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 PM. Funeral will be Sunday, February 28, 2021, 11:00 AM, with the Old Regular Baptist Ministers officiating. Burial will follow in the Howell Reed Cemetery, located at Meathouse Fork, Canada, KY.