Rita Barnaby Encinas Helfrey, cherished by parents Alcott Marron Encinas and Elodia Minjares Encinas from birth in Porterville.
She took her last breath at peace in her sleep on 4/30/2021 in a crown of pink roses laid by her devoted son.
Preceded in death by her parents, sisters Monica Encinas, Veronica Crear, Mrs. McGlothlin, and The Juanenos of the Acjachemen Nation.
Rita is survived by siblings: Matthew, Sonia & Jesse Encinas, Marianne & Phillip Stone; children Melody Vittetoe, Valerie Fulton, Timothy & Kathleen Helfrey; Nicholas Elkins, ToriHunterBellaLilyGreyson, The Roufs, The Crears, The Encinas' & The Helfreys