In memory of Emily Rodefer

Emily Virginia Houk Rodefer, 24, of Springfield, passed from this life on Monday September 6, 2021, at Vanderbilt Medical Center.

Emily was born December 28, 1996, in Dayton, OH. She was a teacher at South Haven Christian Preschool and Daycare and was a member of South Haven Baptist Church. Emily was always a person that could make others smile. Spending time with her family was very important to her and she always looked forward to family time. The loves of Emily’s life were her husband Anthony, whom she married in 2018, and her daughter Isabelle who brought joy to her heart and a smile to her face every hour of each day. Emily was so looking forward to the birth of her and Anthony’s second child, their son, Alexander Paul Rodefer. She was 14 weeks into her pregnancy when Alexander was delivered stillborn on Monday September 6, 2021, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Emily was preceded in death by her son: Alexander Paul Rodefer, by her twin sister: Andrea Houk, and by her grandmother: Vera Webber.