ROSE "ROSIE" MARIE ROSE

Rose "Rosie" Marie Rose, 77 of Bluefield, VA, passed away Thursday, December 02, 2021at Lewis-Gale Montgomery, Blacksburg, VA.  Born in Welch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles Brooks Barber and Mary Zold Barber Green.  Rosie grew up on Tom's Mountain in Welch, WV where she met her husband, Willie "Billy" Rose in 1957. She had worked for Goodykoontz Pharmacy and a local floral shop, but primarily had been a homemaker and Mother for her life's work. She was actively involved in her daughter's and later in her granddaughter's school functions, sporting activities and field trips. She also served in her neighborhood, helping with fundraisers for various needs.  First and foremost, Rosie was a born again Child of God and she loved her Lord.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-father: Okey Green; brother: Charles Barber; daughter: Sherry A. Rose.

She will be lovingly missed by her husband of 60 years: Willie Rose; her grandchildren: Susan Jones, Adam Jones and Kristian Jones; great-grandchildren: Austin Jordan Brewster, Mac James Blackburn and McKenzie Reign Blackburn; siblings: Calvin Green and wife, "Cricket" and Evelyn Miller; cousins: Lois Jean Hornbarger, Janice Irene Gross, Wanda Gay Cantrell, Lloyd Travis Barbour, Dallas W. Barber, Jr, Vernon J. Barber and Jeannette K. Barber.

A service to celebrate Rosie's life will be held Thursday, December 09, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at Dudley Memorial Chapel with Pastor Craig Barber and Pastor Jim Kestner officiating.  Burial will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dallas W. Barber Jr., Vernon J. Barber, Calvin Green and Adam Jones.

Friends may visit the family on Thursday at the funeral home from 12:00 noon until the hour of the service.