1949
Rose
2016
Rose Mary Champion
September 2, 1949 — May 12, 2016
Rose Mary Jones Champion
September 2, 1949 - May 12, 2016
Rose Mary Jones Champion, 66, of Amarillo died on Thursday, May 12, 2016. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church with Pastor Vurn Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 1505 Martin Road.
Rose was born on September 2, 1949 in Clinton, Oklahoma to James and Beulah White. She was raised by her adopted parents Phillip and Jennie Jones in Muleshoe, Texas. She moved to Amarillo in 1968, where she graduated from Amarillo High School. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for Potter County, the State of Texas, Excel Energy and Atmos Energy. She was also a Hair Stylist for many years. Rose was a member of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church where she sang in the choir.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her adoptive parents, a sister Dorothy Jean Mayes, and a grandchild.
She is survived by her children, Janet Cato and her husband Roy of Amarillo, Andrew Blair of Dallas, and LaToya Jackson and her husband Carl of Amarillo; a brother, James White of Sequin; and a sister Joann Riley of Dallas; ten grandchildren, five great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive guests on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the Martin Road Chapel.
September 2, 1949 - May 12, 2016
Rose Mary Jones Champion, 66, of Amarillo died on Thursday, May 12, 2016. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church with Pastor Vurn Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 1505 Martin Road.
Rose was born on September 2, 1949 in Clinton, Oklahoma to James and Beulah White. She was raised by her adopted parents Phillip and Jennie Jones in Muleshoe, Texas. She moved to Amarillo in 1968, where she graduated from Amarillo High School. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for Potter County, the State of Texas, Excel Energy and Atmos Energy. She was also a Hair Stylist for many years. Rose was a member of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church where she sang in the choir.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her adoptive parents, a sister Dorothy Jean Mayes, and a grandchild.
She is survived by her children, Janet Cato and her husband Roy of Amarillo, Andrew Blair of Dallas, and LaToya Jackson and her husband Carl of Amarillo; a brother, James White of Sequin; and a sister Joann Riley of Dallas; ten grandchildren, five great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive guests on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the Martin Road Chapel.
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