Rita Billings Lajoie

Rita Billings LaJoie, 91, of Greenwood, widow of Francis LaJoie, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Meriden, CT to the late Joseph and Anna Markowski Billings. Rita was a retired telephone operator with GTE. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Greenwood and was very involved with Meals on Wheels and the Soup Kitchen in Greenwood. Mrs. LaJoie is survived by a sister-in-law, Helen Walker Billings of Abbeville; two nieces; Regina Norryce and her husband Michael of Abbeville and Ruth Bashe of New Jersey; a nephew, Joe Billings of Lexington, KY; eight great-nieces and nephews; and a special friend with whom she enjoyed many happy times, Roland Brocher of Greenwood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers; Richard, Joe, and Henry Billings. The family will receive friends from 12:45PM to 1:45PM Monday, February 4, 2008 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Monday, February 4, 2008 in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Father Timothy D. Tebalt officiating. Burial will follow at Long Cane Cemetery. The family is at the home of Regina and Michael Norryce in Abbeville, SC 29620. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mrs. LaJoie, may be sent to the Rosary Prayer Garden, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 102 Pinckney Street, Abbeville, SC 29620. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, of Abbeville is assisting the LaJoie family.