Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Obit: Rita Miles

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Rita Mae Miles, 64 a former Las Vegas resident, passed away Sept. 11 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, Tenn.

Rita was born in Portageville, Mo., the daughter of the late Ules William Pitts and Eva Fisher Pitts. She met and married Robert Miles and they raised their four children in Bridgeview, Ill.

They moved to Las Vegas, where they lived for close to 30 years. She worked at Bally's Hotel and Casino as a status clerk until retirement at age 62.

Miles is survived by sons James L. Miles (Canterese) of Lockport, Ill., Robert J. Miles (Patricia) of Berwyn, Ill., Terry D. Miles (Christina) of Manchester, Tenn., daughter Donna J. Grabenhofer (Fred) of Lockport, Ill.; brothers U. Javane Pitts (Marge) of Arizona, C. Dewayne Pitts (Evelyn) of South Carolina; sisters, Mary Osterman (Jerry) of Michigan, Wilma Faye Presley (Fred) of Florida, Joann Hemingway (Dennis) of Missouri; a brother-in-law, Ralph Ball of Missouri, 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son David Miles and a sister Helen Ball.

A memorial service will be held on Sept. 26 at noon at Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church, 925 E. 9th St., Lockport, Ill. 60441. Interment will be at Fairmount Willow Hills Memorial Park in Willow Springs, Ill.

Manchester Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

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