Mrs. Laura "Trixie" Rivers

April 19, 1942 - June 1, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Laura “Trixie” Rivers, 75, of Shake Rag, will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Olen Rivers officiating. Interment will follow at New Salem Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home of Henderson. Visitation will be from 1p.m., to service time on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the funeral home. Mrs. Rivers passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at her residence. She was born April 19, 1942 in Gainesville to the late Clarence Monzingo and Grace Huneycutt Kitrell. Trixie worked for Cut and Curl Beauty Shop as a hairdresser and she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by: her parents, Clarence Monzingo and Grace Huneycutt Kittrell; and husband, Rev. Donald R. Rivers. Survivors include: children, Rickey Don Rivers and wife Beverly Barton Rivers of Crystal Beach, Beth Rivers Hieronimus and husband Michael of Henderson; brothers, Irvin Ray Kittrell of Mexico, Missouri, Bobby Joe Kittrell of Weatherford, Gene Kittrell of Littlefield, Texas, Buster Junior Kittrell of North Carolina, Kenny Kittrell of Longview; sisters, Ruby Friday of Amherst, Doris Pierce of Sudan, Texas; grandchildren, Chris Rivers, Jared Haydel, Hannah Rivers, Trent Haydel, Taylor Haydel, Jeremy Winters, Collin Hieronimus, T.J. Hieronimus; and nine great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jared Haydel, Trent Haydel, Chris Rivers, Michael Hieronimus, Ken Evans, Harold Ray Jacobs, Jeremy Winters, and Collin Hieronimus. Honorary pallbearers will be T.J. Hieronimus and Taylor Haydel. Condolences may be made at www.crawfordacrim.com.