Rhonda was born and raised in Littlefield, TX and graduated from Littlefield High School in 1964, married Leonard Whitten March 3, 1966. They have a daughter and son, and six grandchildren. Moved to Austin in October 1967 and was a stay at home Mom until the kids were in High School. Moved to Taylor, TX in 1979. Worked at Taylor Sporting Goods for 4 years before moving to Burnet (Silver Creek) in 1994.

Started coming to East Lake Fellowship in 2008. Accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior October 24, 2010 and joined the church. Rhonda has served as the Church Secretary since 2008.