ROLEN, Hilda Pearson, age 84, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Mrs. Ro­len was a native & resident of Montgomery, AL. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catho­lic Church & cherished spending time with her friends & family. She had a passion and expertise for French hand sewing and enjoyed making and designing clothes for those she loved.  She is preceded in death by her devoted husband of 49 years David Zack Rolen & and infant daughter, Kathleen Marie Rolen. Survivors in­clude one son: James Zack Rolen (Lee) of Montgomery, AL; two daughters: Julia Rolen Vinson (Craig) of Orange Beach, AL, & Gay Rolen Win­ters (David) of Choctaw, OK; two sisters: Kathleen Harrison of Montgomery, AL, & Marie Lawson of Vienna, VA; seven grandchildren: Craig Vinson (Suzanne), Hilda Dempsey, Audif Winters, Julia Mayes (George), Alice Rolen, David Zack Rolen, & Walker Rolen; five great-grandchildren: Morgan Dempsey, Anna Vin­son, Adele Vinson, Rolen Mayes, & Trey Vinson; seven nieces and nephews; devoted friends: Tutter Boykin Rogers & Alice Davis Blake whom she loved as daugh­ters. Visitation will be Friday, Sep­tember 7th from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Leak-Memory with a Rosary at 7:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Sep­tember 8, 2007, at 10:30 AM from St. Peter’s Catholic Church with Reverend Patrick Driscoll as celebrant.  Immediately following the Mass, a luncheon and cele­bration of Hilda’s life will beheld in the Parish Hall. Burial will follow at 1:30 pm in Oak­wood Annex Cemetery.  Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons: Craig Vinson, David Zack Rolen, Audif Win­ters, & Walker Rolen along with Mac Rogers, Arthur Da­vis, Raymond Boykin, Jr., Bill Davis & Aduston Rogers.  Honorary pallbearers will be: Raymond Boykin Sr., Charles Dixon, Billy Rhodes, Spears Rhodes, George Thompson, Jack McLemore, Warren Mar­shall, Versal Spalding, Bobby Hails, Bobby Heilpern, Bubba Trotman, Ed Sauls, Jimmy Sa­bel, Dr. Harry Barnes, Dick Hodges, Norman Gayle, Bub­ba Patton, Jimmy Oakley, Jim Harmon, Fitz Hudson, Myrtle Poundstone, Evelyn Britton, Lore Parks, her dear friends at Carra Vita, the Talis­man Rose Garden Club, Saint Anne’s Guild & her sewing club of 60 years. Donations may be made to the Children’s Hospital Foun­dation, 1600 7th Ave. So., Bir­mingham, AL 35233, St. Pe­ter’s Church, 219 Adams Ave.,Montgomery, AL 36104 or tothe American Cancer Socie­ty.    Leak-Memory Chapel Directing
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Funeral Home: LEAK MEMORY
Publication Date: 09/07/2007