OBIT: John Rolls 1920-2003, Arizona

Sally Rolls Pavia
e-mail sallypavia2001@yahoo.com

John Gerald Rolls
[My uncle]

John Gerald ROLLS, 83, passed away on September 28, 2003, in Peoria, AZ. He was born June 18, 1920 in Kansas City, MO to Hubert and Alma HOLT ROLLS. He married June LEAVITT, who preceded him in death, on August 22, 1942, in Long Beach, CA. He is survived by two children, Jack (Cathy) ROLLS of CA and Judy (Alan) TURCO of NC; three grandchildren, Darrin (Carie) ROLLS of CA, David (Crystal) SAN JUAN of Egypt and Christine (Donald) SKYLES of NC; seven great grandchildren, Kory, Brett, Joshua, Tyler, Hope and Nickolas ROLLS of CA and Tristan SKYLES of NC.

He served in the Army during WWII and retired, with the rank of Master Sgt. from the Air Force. They moved to Sun City, AZ from HI 25 years ago.

Memorial service will take place at 2:00pm, Monday, October 6, 2003, at Sun City Christian Church, 9745 W. Palmeras, at 98th Ave, Sun City, AZ. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your local Hospice.

Published in the Arizona Republic on 10/5/2003.