Teresa Mickle "Rita" was born in Tacoma, Washington. August 23, 1949 to the late Robert Lee Ramey and Survived by Rosa Bell Ramey.

Being a child of a military father, she traveled the country and eventually settled in Yonkers, NY. There she graduated from Gordon High School. Teresa then went on to work for the Westchester County Department of Social Services. She was a member of Allen Memorial Church of God in Christ, Under the leadership of Pastor Carlton C. Spruill, in Mount Vernon, NY. She served in the catering ministry. After thirty-three and a half years of work she then retired from the county and moved to Winston-Salem NC.

Rita was a beautiful spirited person who genuinely loved everyone as her own, she is often referred to as a second mom to many. Her big nurturing heart exuded love, and anyone who met her claimed her as their own. She had an infectious smile that would make you feel as though everything will be ok. She was a very encouraging woman. She would often say "It's all going to work out" and things always would. Her passions were cooking and music. She loved to cook big meals and dance to good music especially Marvin Gaye. She enjoyed the simple things in life such as family and the sounds of laughter from people having a good time. Although she was a sweet woman, she also had a feistiness to her that kept her strong and determined to live life to the fullest. She was a fighter. Regardless of any challenges she faced, or problems that seemed hard she had a way of showing her challenges and her problems that God is bigger and He will work it out in her favor. She was the perfect example of a strong woman.

She was preceded in death by her husband James Earl Mickle, Her brother Rocky Maynard Ramey, and a Step daughter Traci Meredith Banks.

Rita leaves behind to cherish her memories her mother, Rosa B Ramey; her daughter, Jamie Earlene Mickle and son, James Earl Mickle II; step son Jamerson Mickle and step daughter, Sandra Mickle; 7 brothers: James C. Ramey, Robert Tyrone Ramey, Robert Carl Ramey, Kenneth Leroy Ramey, Ora Lee Ramey, Mark Edward Ramey, and Derrol Ramey; 3 sisters: Rosa Mary Blake, Sharon Denise Armstrong, and Barbara Ann Ramey. She also leaves a big family of aunts, uncles, cousins, and a host of nieces and nephews that were all her favorite.

Funeral service for Mrs. Mickle will be held at 4:30 PM on Saturday, March 25, 2017 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. The family will greet friends 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers, New York.

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