Winter, Rolland

Passed: 2013-03-24

Age: 85

Source: Charleston Gazette

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2013-03-26

Information: Rolland Winter, 85, of Given, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, following a brief illness. He was born May 4, 1927, in Jackson County, son of the late Rondus and Edith Simmons Winter.  He was a lifelong farmer and, along with his father, operated Winter's Exxon in Fairplain until shortly after his father's death, when he elected to close the station.  Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Sarah Marmett Winter; and daughters, Dianne Slaughter (Greg) of Ripley, Shirley Parker (Ron) of Ripley and Sharon Winter of Pigeon Forge, Tenn. He also leaves five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Rolland was preceded in death by a brother, Rehan Winter.      A funeral service to celebrate the life of Mr. Winter will be held Wednesday, March 27, at 1 p.m. at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with John Gunther officiating.  Interment will follow the service at Fairview Cemetery, Given.  Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Online condolences may be left at www.waybrightfuneralhome.com.