Jean Rollins Smith

Published 12:00 am Friday, November 4, 2011

June 9, 1941 – Nov. 2, 2011

GLOSTER — Services for Jean Rollins Smith, 70, of Gloster, who died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at her residence, will be at 2 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Painter officiating.

Burial will follow at Rollins Family Cemetery under the direction of Brown Funeral Home in Gloster.

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Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time today at the funeral home.

Mrs. Smith was born June 9, 1941, in Amite County, the daughter of Carl Rollins and Ruth Brantley Rollins. She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Smith was a faithful member of Galilee Baptist Church in Gloster until her illness prevented her from attending.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Glen Austin Pierce and Robert “Bobby” Earl Smith Jr.; her parents; and one sister, June Rollins.

Survivors include one son, Bruce Forman and wife, Lisa, of Phil Campbell, Ala.; one daughter, Jeneane Robertson and husband, Chris, of Gloster; one stepson, Rob Smith and wife, Guynell, of Natchez; one stepdaughter, Kitty Freeman and husband, Chuck, of McComb; two brothers, Carroll Rollins and wife, Mary, and Odell Rollins, all of Gloster; one sister, Connie Knight and husband, Keith, of Prattville, Ala.; five grandchildren, Tyler Forman, Alyssa Forman McMickin, Austin Brown, Amanda Brown and Gabe Smith; and one great-grandchild, Hunter Lee McMickin.

Pallbearers will be Roy Boney, Shannon Rollins, Steven Rollins, Justin Dawson, Arnell Rollins and Nolan Swearingen.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Payne, John Dean, Joe Ray, Jerry Jackson, Bubba Foster, Moon Mullins, Ben Anders, Dakota Jones and Tiger Christian.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or Galilee Baptist Church.