Rita LaVonne Barnes

March 26, 1939 - February 7, 2021

Rita LaVonne Barnes March 26th 1939- Feb. 7th 2021 On Sunday February 7th, 2021, at the age of 81, Rita Barnes, deeply beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Rita was born at home in Electric City, Washington on March 26th, 1939 to Glenn Williamson and Rita Owens. She grew up in Electric City, Weiser Idaho and Pasco Washington with her parents and three sisters. Rita attended Pasco High School and married James Heidy on November 30, 1956 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. They were blessed with two children- Cynthia (Selby) and James Jr. Heidy. Rita and James divorced in 1974. On April 9, 1976, Rita married the love of her life, Don Barnes. They were married 44 blissful years. Together they shared the love of square dancing, camping and going on long car rides to enjoy the simplicity of God's beautiful creations. Rita was a devoted Christian, loved reading her bible and was passionate about her roses. Rita had a long professional career working for Dunning-Ray Insurance as a credit manager and then went on to work for the Tri-City Herald as a credit manager until her retirement in 2005. Rita is survived by her loving family as follows: husband Don Barnes; sisters Donna (Jim) Davidson, Sheryll (Curt) Orr, and Vicki (Steve) Baker; children Cynthia (Robert) Selby and James (Renee) Heidy, both of Condon, Oregon; five grandchildren- Joshua, DaiLene, Joseph, Amber and Elise; nine great-grandchildren- Max, Jake, Jullien, Katara, Sofia, Hadlee, Evan, Kyler and Emery. At Rita's request no service will be held, Mueller's of Kennewick is handling final arrangements.