Nita New, 51, finished her race and went home to be with her Lord on the evening of Tuesday, September 3, 2013.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethesda Community Church. Interment will be at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Memorial gifts may be made to Light of Life International, 4360 Western Center Blvd., PMB 124, Fort Worth, Texas 76137, www.loli.org. Flowers may be sent to Biggers Funeral Home.
Nitas life was all about her love for Jesus and her love for other people. She had a unique way of genuinely caring about everyone, embracing all different types of people and radiating Jesus everywhere she went. She was known for often saying, "Theres nothing like life with Jesus!"
Nita was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved and served her family faithfully. She will always be loved and remembered affectionately by her husband, children and grandchildren. Her life has touched many people - family, friends, and literally thousands of people in Latin America who were touched by her ministry there.
Nita is survived by her husband, Steve; her sons and daughter-in-law, Delton Deal and Jennifer Deal and Brandon Deal; her daughter, Amy New; her grandchildren, Ashlynn Deal, Camryn Deal and Delton Deal; her father and mother-in-law, Ray and Becky New; her brothers and sisters, Wayne Robinson, Dorothy Robinson, Junior White and Linda White and their families.