Mary Rita Clorinda Trammell

November 23, 1944 - February 22, 2020

Mary Rita Clorinda Trammell, 75 year old resident of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, died on February 22, 2020 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. Rita was born on November 23, 1944 in Peralta, New Mexico to Frank Barela and Irean Sedillo Barela. She moved away from Peralta in 1960 and lived all over the United States. Rita married Dale Trammell on December 17, 1999 in West Fork, Arkansas, and they moved to Siloam Springs in 2000. She was a member of the Moose Lodge in Springdale, Arkansas, and the Freewill Baptist Church. Rita was a go getter that enjoyed painting and gardening. She kept a beautiful garden at her home. She loved to dance and all of her dogs. Rita was a great wife and mother, and she will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Irean Barela. She is survived by her husband, Dale Trammell; two daughters, Barbie Barth of Lowell, Arkansas, and Theresa Napier of Siloam Springs; three sons, Wesley Hankins and wife Pam of Gentry, Arkansas, Kenny Hankins of Westville, Oklahoma, and Carl Gene Hankins of Siloam Springs; seventeen grandchildren; thirty-three great grandchildren; sister, Cecila Granidino of Farmington, New Mexico; and two brothers, Adam Barela and Richard Barela, both of Los Lunas, New Mexico. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs with Pastor Jerry Savage officiating. Burial will follow at Bell Cemetery in Watts, Oklahoma. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.