Willie Rowland

Memorial service for Mrs. Willie Birdie “Twinkle” Roland, 66, of Alexandria will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 3, 2011 at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary with Rev. Gerald Clark officiating. Mrs. Roland died Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Regional Medical Center.

Survivors include daughters, Jackie Benfield, Nickie Poley and Heather Batson; sons, Bruce Batson and Jimmy Batson; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Connie Vinson, Ginger Williams, Donna Rowland, Pauline Jeswald and Glenda Wright; brothers, Henry Henderson Jr., James Henderson and Clifford Henderson; several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Roland is preceded in death by husband, William Douglas Roland; son, Brigham Joseph Batson; parents, Henry and Laura Henderson; sister, Linda Gail Shelnutt and Margaret Williams.

Mrs. Roland was a native of Anniston, resident of Alexandria and retired from WalMart. She was a member of the Mormon Church and volunteered with the Salvation Army. She was an excellent mother and grandmother and loved by all.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army, 420 Noble St., Anniston, AL 36201 or the Calhoun County Humane Society, 1201 Parkwood Dr., Anniston, AL 36201.

Arrangements under the direction of Gray Brown-Service Mortuary & Crematory, Anniston, Alabama.