Rita B. Clowes (Albright)

January 23, 1930 - February 7, 2014

Rita B. Clowes, 84, passed away on Fri., Feb. 7, 2014. She was born Jan. 23, 1930 in Bulls gap, TN the daughter of the late Roy Monreath Albright and India Jean (Dinwoody) Albright. She was a member of the Hyattsville Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder, deacon and sang in the church choir. Later she attended the Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring. Rita was a graduate of Greenville Business College. She worked as a secretary in the Department of Transportation of the US government. In addition to basketball, puzzles, camping, baking and softball, she enjoyed being a Girl Scout leader for 12 years. Surviving is her husband of 55 years, William P. Clowes; two daughters: Jane (Clowes) Ivey, Karen Clowes; a sister Eva Albright Chaney; three grandchildren: Patrick Jr., Kyle and Dylan Ivey; two great granddaughters: Shelby and Leah; two nieces, Patricia Hillmuth and Gaila Harmon; six nephews: William C. Hillmuth III, James H. Clowes, Thomas G. Clowes, Mike Gilliam, Steve Albright, Roger Albright and nine others in Tennessee. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers: John Williams, Joseph Earnest, James Lynnwood, Henry Edgar, Roy Munreath, Jr. Albright; two sisters: Alma E. Gilliam and Mary G. Walker. Funeral services by the William F. Sellers Funeral Home will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 11 a.m. In Fort Lincoln Cemetery Chapel with the Rev. Mark Medina officiating. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Rita to the Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring, 221 N Main St., Chambersburg, PA 17201. Online condolences may be expressed at www. sellersfuneralhome. com To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Rita B. Clowes (Albright), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.