Anna Louise Johnson Rich, 41, of Tifton passed away Friday, December 30, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Steve Davis officiating. Mrs. Rich will be laid to rest at a later date in a private family ceremony. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of the services.
Mrs. Rich’s grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Born February 21, 1981, in Moultrie, Mrs. Rich was the daughter of the late Carol Jann Coppock. She was also preceded in death by her grandmother, Sylvia Murphy Spader. She was a homemaker and a member of Brookfield Baptist Church. She was a loving wife and mother who loved her children and grandchildren dearly. She loved seafood and visiting Daytona Beach. She enjoyed watching every episode of “The Golden Girls; and loved to cook for her family and being together with them.
Mrs. Rich is survived by her husband, Rodney Earl Rich, Sr. of Brookfield. She and Rodney were married on October 2, 1998. A quote from him, “At first glance, I knew she would be mine forever by her sweet smile”. She is also survived by her children, Caleb Rich (Alysha) of Titusville, Florida and Miguel Rich, Austin Rich, Rodney Rich Jr., Dallas Rich, Gracie Rich, Savannah Rich, Madison Rich, Olivia Rich, Elizabeth Rich and Josiah Rich, all of Brookfield; one brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Holly Coppock of Hartsfield; her grandchildren, Jayden Morgan, Layden Bush, Bentley Rich, Emmett Rich, Wyatt Rich, Kolbie Rich, Zayden Rodriguez, Angel Rich and Kamryn Rich; two extended family bonus daughters, Bree Mitchell and Jaclyn Mitchell; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Digeorge Research Fund at www.22qfamilyfoundation.org; the Autism Foundation at www.nationalautismassociation.org; the Alzheimer’s Association, SW GA Regional Office, 2402 Tift Avenue North, Suite 102, Tifton, GA 31794; and the Youth Department at Brookfield Baptist Church, P. O. Box 85, Brookfield, GA 31727.