Rita Lemasters Funk Cox

Rita Lemasters Funk Cox, 83, of Washington, passed away on November 8, 2026 in McMurray Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness.

Born on June 8, 1943, in Waynesburg, she was a daughter to the late Roy Galford Lemasters and Frances Aldene (Orndoff) Lemasters.

Rita was a graduate of Waynesburg High School class of 1962. After graduating, she married her dear first husband, Richard “Dick” Lee Funk on June 9, 1962. They would spend a couple years living in Pheonix, Arizona until his unexpected passing on March 30, 1965.

Rita took great pride in being a homemaker and raising her children. She also loved baking, working outside in her flower garden, crafting, coloring, her cats, and most of all, spending time with her family.

On April 13, 1972, she married her beloved second husband Charles E. Cox Sr., with whom she shared 42 cherished years together until his passing on August 16, 2014.

Rita is survived by 3 daughters, Tina (Robert) Comfort, Tammy (Tom) Marshall, and Jody (Jason Feick) Welch; a step-daughter, Donna Callihan; a sister, Brenda Hoyle; grandchildren, Nathan (Erin) Comfort, Justin (Dawn) Comfort, Elizabeth Veltre, Logan Veltre, Curtis Veltre, Joey Gasowski, Nicole (Kevin) Kern, Allison (Josh Merlino) Welch; step-grandchildren, Mark Callihan Jr., Matt (Keri) Cox, Angie (Frank) Eberhardt, Chris Cox, Jenna Reed, Cody Cox, Jessy Cox; great-grandchildren, Cali Comfort, Gia Comfort, Frank Guerra, Roman Guerra, Ariana Guerra, Wyatt Kern, Holden Kern, Everly Kern, Emma Cramer, Grayson Cramer, Roman Cramer, and Selena Cramer; several step-great-grandchildren, and also many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Rita is preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Richard L. Funk and Charles E. Cox Sr.; two sisters, Deanna Rush and Cherry Brummage; stepsons, Robert Cox, C. Edward Cox Jr., and Donald Cox; a grandson, Vincent Welch, and two brothers-in-law, Charles Hoyle and Charles “Buck” Rush.

Friends and family will be welcome from 12:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington. A funeral service will immediately follow at 4:00 p.m.

Rita will be privately laid to rest at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies next to her late husband, Charles E. Cox Sr.

Rita will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.