Florene Crocker Rose

M. FLORENE “FLO” CROCKER ROSE, AGE 88 OF HIGHLAND, IL. DIED SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011.
SHE WAS BORN AUGUST 31, 1922, IN NASH COUNTY, NC, THE DAUGHTER OF WALTER OWEN AND EMMA ELIZABETH (NEE QUALLS) CROCKER.
ON MAY 04, 1940, SHE MARRIED JAMES E. ROSE WHO PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 4, 1994.
SHE WAS A MEMBER OF FALLS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT. SHE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF RETIRED RAILROAD WORKERS.
MRS. ROSE WAS BORN AT NASH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON A FARM. SHE GREW UP ON VARIOUS FARMS BEFORE HER MARRIAGE IN 1940. SHE AND HER HUSBAND LIVED IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC UNTIL NOVEMBER 2008 WHEN SHE MOVED TO IL TO BE WITH HER DAUGHTER SANDRA. SHE LIKED TO TRAVEL. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD VISITED THE HOLY LAND. SHE LIKED TO GO TO NURSING HOMES AND ENTERTAIN THE RESIDENTS WITH SINGING. SHE LOVED HER FRIENDS. MRS. ROSE HAD WORKED FOR SEAR AD J.C. PENNY’S.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE: TWO DAUGHTERS, SANDRA L. (DARWIN) REINACHER, HIGHLAND, IL; EMILY J. GREEN, MAULDIN, SC; SISTER- LOIS V. DAVIS, ROCKY MOUNT, NC, BROTHER- ELIJAH HOUSTON “DICK” (JANICE CROCKER, PANAMA CITY, FL; SON-IN-LAW BILL CREEKMORE, RIVERSIDE, NJ; BROTHER-IN-LAW THOMAS H. (ESTELLE) ROSE, ROSEWELL, GA.
SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, HUSBAND, DAUGHTER – JANE CREEKMORE DIED 11/28/2010, RIVERSIDE NC; SPECIAL FRIEND – ED WILLIAMS, DIED DEC. 2005; THREE BROTHERS – ARVEY CROCKER, BERNARD CROCKER; WILTON CROCKER.
VISITATION WILL BE HELD FROM 4:00PM TO 8:00 PM, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2011, AT WHEELER & WOODLIEF FUNERAL HOME IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC
INTERMENT WILL BE AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC
MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION; SHRINER’S HOSPITAL OR FAMILY.