Nita C. Raikes
December 8, 1935 ~ January 9, 2014
Nita C. Raikes, age 78, of Martinsville, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014. Born December 8, 1935, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Orpha (Long) Atwell. Her husband, Bobby Raikes; her brother, Steve Atwell; and grandson, Eric Raikes also preceded her in death.
Nita operated Raikes Upholstery for over 20 years. She loved to fish, doing stained glass, clogging, crocheting, sewing and talking on the phone with her sisters. She also was a member of New Life Christian Church.
Survivors include her children: Robert (Kathy) Raikes; Lianne Watkins; Sandy (Otis) Reisner; Jerri Raikes; her brothers: Ralph (Geneva) Atwell; Tim (Debbie) Atwell; her sisters: Libby (Jay) Cox; Judy (Norman) Pike; Cathy (Ron) Kingsbury; Linda Atwell; Gay Atwell; 14 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Don Endsley on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carlisle-Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, with calling to begin at 1:00 p.m. You may visit www.carlislebranson.com where you may share a memory with the family or sign the guest book.
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as my grandma she has been a nice sweet grandma. i remember when papa bob first died it broke our heart! now that she is dead i pray and pray for her on and on until i cry. now i live in jeffersonville indiana with my dad,step mom, and my 2 brothers. zoey my sister has been asking me who was papaw bob and i always tell her and aizlyn gene allen was just not born yet when he died!:(now i am 10 years old and i wish i knew more about both of them. your great great grand child, ZAYNAH COLLEEN JONES
*sob sob sob sob! so sad i’ve seen that photo in grandma nita’s house -zaynah
Hey anybody can answer this can people send me photos of g-maw nita here is some of my siblings!
some photos!
Zaynah Jones sent a virtual gift in memory of Nita C. Raikes
she loves butterflies!!
:-(*sad sob sob wahhhh sniff*
Nita was the best grandmother I could of ever asked for!! She was always there for me and I will miss her sooooo much!!! I love you mamaw Nita!!! Kathy
Bob,Lianne,Sandy,Jerri I am so sorry to hear about your mom she was a wonderful woman,mother and grandmother and aunt. I seen her a while back at kroger we talked for a long while. If you need anything or if there is anything I can do please let me know love you.
I always loved Aunt Nita. She was definitely an Atwell. What a strong loving woman. She will be missed very much.
Tim & Debbie Atwell, Geneva & Ralph Atwell, Ron & Cathy Kingsbury, Libby & Jay Cox, Norman & Judy Pike, Nita & Bob Raikes, Enola Gay Atwell and Linda Atwell. 9/12/2012
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I will always miss my loving sister, she was one of a kind. My prayers are for the whole family. We have many great memories.
I will miss all the good times we had clogging together. She was a wonderful friend.”\\ Sandy (Brown) Sims
Lianne, you and your family are in our prayers. We’re sorry to hear about your loss, Jackie and Mike Davis (RDC family)
I am so glad that I got to spend some time with Aunt Nita at Christmas, and very sorry I won’t be able to be back for her service. I will always remember all the fun times we had hanging out at her house (with all the cousins!) and just being ‘family’. She was a beautiful woman, inside and out, and she will be greatly missed by many! Rest in Peace, Aunt Nita, Love you! Jackie (Fisher) Amick
I enjoyed knowing Nita through her daughter Sandy. It brought me great pleasure to know that Nita enjoyed the cakes I baked for her (White Cake, Pineapple Filling, & Cream Cheese Frosting-her favorite)! She was such a sweet, kind woman and she always called me ‘The Cake Girl’. I will miss you Nita! Sandy, know that I am praying for you and your family. You know that the staff at Mooresville loves ya!!!