Rihanna Elizabeth Saunders was stillborn on April 22, 2009 at Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Survivors include her parents, Tabatha Saunders of Gates and Derrick Cross of Sunbury; two brothers, Alex Cross and Derrick Cross Jr.; a sister, Jayla Cross; grandparents, Curtis and Evelyn Saunders and James and Yvonne Cross, all of Gates; and great-grandparents, Henry G. Freeman Sr. of Gatesville and John and Lois Mizelle of Ahoskie.