Erma Rowland

Erma Jones Rowland was born April 15, 1937 in Hickman, KY the daughter of the late Raymond Forest and Marie King Jones.Mrs. Rowland was a member of the First Baptist Church in Selmer, Tennessee. She was salutatorian of her high school graduating class and was a spelling bee champion. She was the office manager for Mr. Lewis Jernigan at the former Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Selmer. Some of her hobbies were cooking, scrap booking, photography, traveling to the Smoky Mountains, playing and working on the computer, but most of all spending time with her family. Mrs. Rowland departed this life on January 19, 2012 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 74 Years, 9 Months, 4 Days. She is survived by her husband Chester Carnell Rowland Sr. of Selmer, TN; a daughter, Barbara Jo Rowland of Olathe, KS; two sons, Chester Carnell (Chet) Rowland Jr. of Selmer, TN, John Alan Rowland of Selmer, TN; two sisters, Trula Grissom of Hickman , KY, Charlotte Jones of Hickman, KY; a brother, Mac Jones of Hickman , KY; and 6 Grandchildren.In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rowland was preceded in death by three sisters, Gertrude Jones , Mildred Hindman, Alyce Richardson and a brother, Marvin Jones.