WHITMIRE — Mr. Jesse Carroll Roller, 71, husband of Sandra Lawson Roller, of 711 ½ Broom St. Ext., Whitmire, SC., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012.

Mr. Roller was born in Scott, Virginia, June 7, 1941, a son of the late Emmett Roller and Randy Bledsoe Roller. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church since 1962 where he was an active deacon, Sunday School teacher and was part of many capacities of the church. Mr. Roller was a veteran of the US Army and retired from Torrington Company.

Surviving in addition to his wife of 49 years are two sons, Johnny C. Roller and wife Penny of Whitmire and Michael E. Roller of Clinton; grandchildren Jesse Logan and Brooklyn Rose Roller of Whitmire; a sister, Elsie Roller of Churchill TN.; three brothers, Harold Roller of Blackwater, VA., Gene Roller of Mechanicsville, VA., and Donald Roller of Churchhill VA.

Mr. Roller was predeceased by two sisters and four brothers.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 at Friendship Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. J.E. Maulk, Rev Toney Pettit and Rev. Horace Weathers. Burial will follow at Whitmire Cemetery with Military Honors.

Active Pallbearers will be Toney Collier, Jamie Garner, Randy Lewis, David Crisp, Marion Thrift and Terry Garner.

The family will receive friends at Friendship Baptist Church from 7-9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, 2012.

Memorial may be made to Hospice of Laurens County, 1304 Springdale Drive, Clinton, SC 29325.

The family is at the home, 711 ½ Broom St. Ext., Whitmire, SC., 29178.

S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home

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