Rita April Brown, 56, of Opelika, was born on November 24, 1956 in California and passed away at EAMC on March 22, 2013. Ms. Brown liked to live, love, and laugh. She is survived by her daughter; Nakia Green and Octavious Jackson; her sons; Robert Dale Whitlow and Bobbi Randall, and Derrick Williams and Jennifer Blanks; grandchildren, Jordan, Justin, Jennifer, Jacob, Alex, Abigail, Melissa, and Maria; Step father; Jessie Sanders Sr.; sister; Robin Sanders(Dwayne); brother, Jessie Sanders, Jr. (Sonja) ; and a host of nieces and nephews and other family members.