Mary Roper

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Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:21

Mary Ann Daws Roper, 86, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021. Graveside services were held on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Glenwood Cemetery with Bro. David Cofield officiating.
Mary was born on Monday, March 18, 1935 in Portersville, Mississippi and was the only child of Beverly and Mary Daws. She spent her youth on the gulf coast of Mississippi and graduated from Pascagoula High in 1953, after which she attended Mississippi Southern University, later earning a bachelor’s degree in history from Stetson University and a Master’s in Education from the University Alabama. Upon beginning her career, she was the first learning disabilities teacher in DeKalb County where she distinguished herself as a local expert during her tenure.
She was a role model to those who knew her, exhibiting quiet strength and integrity in all that she did, as well as instilling independent thinking and critical analysis in her children at a young age and into their adulthood. Her guidance and companionship will be greatly missed by her family. She passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as her family surrounded her bedside while saying farewell for now.
She is survived by her children, Deborah Phillips, Rebecca (Phillip) Bryant, Jennifer (Timothy) Tanner, Mary (Eiad) Odeh, Dwight (Traci) Roper; grandchildren, Ashley (Jonathan) Lusk, Dylan Roper, Taylor Tanner, Savannah Roper, Elizabeth Odeh; great-grandchildren, Luke Phillips, Blake Lusk; and on the way Baby Girl Lusk.