Rita M. Connolly Eyring
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Rita M. Eyring (nee Connolly), passed away on Dec. 4, 2020, at her home in Baltimore after battling cancer. She was born May 10, 1926, to the late Charles C. and Anna Slaughter Connolly, on Kingsdale Farm, the family farm in Queen Anne's County. Her beloved husband Edward E. Eyring Sr. passed away in 2009. She is survived by her children Deborah Sue Eyring and Edward E. Eyring Jr. and his wife Luann; three grandchildren; two brothers, Clinton Connolly of Millington and Phil Connolly of Centreville; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers Frank, Charles, Fred and Paul Connolly.
Services and interment will be private. The family requests charitable contributions in Mrs. Eyring's memory be sent to: The Maryland Food Bank, 2200 Halethorpe Farms Road, Baltimore, MD 21227, www.mdfoodbank.org or The Salvation Army, 615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA 22314, www.salvationarmyusa.org/