Obituary of Mary Louise “Skippy” Rhoads

KITTY HAWK, NC MARY LOUISE AGUIRRE ‘SKIPPY’ RHOADS, 88, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Thursday, December 9, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Rhoads was born in San Antonio, TX and was a homemaker and a former Hostess at the Carolinian Hotel. She was a graduate of Poplar Branch High School, a member of Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church and a member of Deo Volente (The Gulls). She was the daughter of the late Fernando Elijah and Cynthia Pugh Hayman Aguirre and the widow of the late Clarence Albert ‘Dusty’ Rhoads. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Rosalyn Maggio. Mrs. Rhoads is survived by four daughters, Cynthia Anne Meeke of Dade City, FL, Mary Louise Vitucci of St. Petersburg, FL, Lucetta Lea of Tampa, FL and Kitty Hawk, NC, Dorothy Cheshire of Lakeland, FL; a son, Clarence A. ‘Dusty’ Rhoads, III of Kitty Hawk, NC; a brother, Charles H. Aguirre of Georgia; fourteen Grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held at Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 11:00 am with Rev. Richard Stone officiating. Burial will be in the Baum Cemetery, Kitty Hawk. The family will receive friends at Twiford’s Funeral Home, Manteo on Monday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Memorial donations may be made to Dare County Home Health & Hospice, POB 1000, Manteo, NC 27954 or to McClain, Inc., 7211 N. Dale Mabry, Ste. 210, Tampa, FL 33614, a non-profit organization for adults with developmental disabilities. Twiford’s Colony Chapel, Manteo is assisting the family with arrangements.