Rhea Allen Valentim, age 93, a native and lifelong resident of Fairhope, Ala., passed peacefully away at her residence on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015.
She was a third generation, born and raised in Fairhope, salutatorian of her class of 1942, a civil servant for 30 years working at Brookley Air Force Base and Pensacola Naval Air Station.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Laurie Allen; and a sister, Rhoda Laurie Allen.
Mrs. Valentim is survived by her husband of 63 years, Vincent A. Valentim; her daughter, Alisa L. Valentim; her son, Daniel V. (Janet) Valentim, all of Fairhope, Ala.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, from 10 a.m. until time of the service.
Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Fairhope.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to City Hope Church.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., 19698 Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL 36532, 251-990-7775, www.wolfefuneralhomes.com.
