Rachel Lee Marsala, 38, of Irving, died in Litchfield, on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
Private family services will be held. Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Marsala was born Sept. 9, 1985, in Breese, to David A. Simpson and Trena Lee Dodson Statler. She married Derek Marsala, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 8, 2022.
She was a certified massage therapist. She loved fishing, music, dancing, dressing up, crafts, fashion, party planning and being social. Christmas was her favorite holiday.
Mrs. Marsala is survived by her parents, father David A. Simpson of St. Louis, MO and mother Trena (Keith) Statler of Gillespie; children, Braven Lee Hard, Slade Hard, Maliya Hard and their father, Jeffrey Hard, King Marsala, Aviana Marsala, Layla Marsala and Silas Marsala; grandparents, Glaydell and Harold Dodson; siblings, Tera Scroggins, Joy Mifflin, Sarah Laurent, Melissa Simburger, Matthew Jagosh, Dillan Walker and Dustin Dodson.
She was preceded in death by her husband and grandparents, Ruth and Larry Simpson.
Condolences may be left online at www.kravanyafuneral.com. Memorials may be made to the family to help with costs of arrangements at gofund.me/2c953539.
