Milliant "Jean" Rose

Milliant "Jean" Rose, 77, of Mansfield went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at her home. Jean was born on April 17, 1940 in Clintwood, Virginia to the late Willard and Gertrude (Fleming) Rose.

Jean was a devoted and dedicated mother and grandmother. Family was very important to Jean, she lived her life striving to make sure her family and church were always first. She was very passionate about her church and her personal walk with Christ. Jean was a member of Shelby Freewill Baptist Church where she enjoyed helping with meals and attending Bible study. A true southern bell who never met a stranger, was a skilled cook canning many of her own food, and she loved to quilt. Jean shared a love for NASCAR and dirt track racing with her family and they loved vacationing in the Smoky Mountains and Pigeon Forge together. A void will be left in the lives of all who loved her, as she had such an impact with her loving and caring personality but her family rest in knowing that she is reunited in Heaven with her husband.

Left to cherish the many fond memories of Jean are her children, Frieda Shade, Loretta Moore, Kenneth (Kathleen) Rose and Brian (Melissa) Rose; thirteen grandchildren, Stacey Shade (Tom) Burgess, Amber Shade (Brandon) Hawkins, Lanetta (Jason Amick), Ricky, Casey, Brad, Kyle (Amber), and Tosha Moore, Lucas (Very), Zachary (Jessica), and Stephanie Hockensmith, Zackery Furbee, and Emmeley Rose; fifteen great-grandchildren, Kalie (Bobby) Daugherty, Michael, Alecia and Alexis Amick, Isiah, Braxton, McKenzie, Braylon, and Bentley Moore, Payton Shade-Burgess, Austin, Morgan, and Madalynn Hunt, Easton and Cali Hawkins, Daniel, David, Ben, and Alley Hockensmith and Alexis, Cameron and Liam Hensley; three great-great grandchildren, Landon and Gracee Daugherty and Journey Amick; sisters, Kathleen Webb and Christine Kline; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of church family. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Kelsey Rose; sons-in-law, Randy Shade and Rick Moore; brothers, Tilden, Delmon, Lowell, Jackie, and Phillip Rose; and sisters, Vercia Kodak, Angelena Rose, Justine Buckler, and Greta Rose.

Friends may visit on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, 100 S. Lexington Springmill Road from 4:00-8:00 pm. Pastor Matthew Pond will officiate the funeral service celebrating Jean's life on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the funeral home. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in Oak Grove Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX 75231 or the American Cancer Society, 248 Park Avenue West Mansfield, OH 44902.