Rita Mae Kidd, age 73, passed away September 3, 2021at her home in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

She was born September 2, 1948 in Qulin, Missouri, daughter of the late Buddy Monevel Morgan and Ethelene Hunt Morgan.

She was married to James Kidd, he preceded her in death.

She is survived by one son, Jefferson (Amy Graham) Kidd of Sikeston; one daughter, Deborah (Ed) Lutrell of Ste. Genevieve; two brother, Robert Shields Green of Benton and Roger Lee Morgan of North Carolina; nine grandchildren, Justin T. McDowell, Jeffery James Kidd, Alison B. Lewer, Zoey Grace Luttrell, Hunter D. Graham, Kari Hitt, Brad Luttrell, and Kyle Luttrell; and five great-grandchildren, Landon Lewer, Lincoln Lewer, Azlyn Luttrell, Caleb Luttrell, and Maggie Dodge.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Claude Morgan, Johnny Morgan, Harry Morgan, and James Morgan; and one sister, Marie Crowder.

Visitation will be held Thursday, September 9, from 11:00 a.m. until time of funeral services at 1:00 p.m. at Ponder Funeral Home.

Burial will follow in the Forest Hills Cemetery at Oran.

Pallbearers will be Justin McDowell, Jeffery Kidd, Hunter Graham, Stevie Baker, Nolan Lewer, and Brad Luttrell.