Obituaries
 By  FROM STAFF REPORTS Published 
9:46 pm Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Phillip Barry “Luke” Rolin; Nov. 4, 2011

Phillip Barry “Luke” Rolin, 54, of Madison passed away on Friday, Nov. 4 after a three-year battle with cancer.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Nicole Rolin; a son, Lucas Rolin; his parents, Edward “Bud” and

Connie Finch Rolin; and grandparents, Edd Rolin Sr. and Mary King Rolin and Shelby and Pauline Johnson Finch.

Survivors include his wife, Rose Hildebrand Rolin; son, Joshua Rolin of Denver, Colo.; grandsons, Jaxson and Solomon Rolin of Karnack, Texas; daughter-in-law, Kristy Rolin of Karnack, Texas; brothers, Rick Rolin of Toney,
and Tim Rolin of Prospect, Tenn.; sister, Beth Rolin Pugh of Bethpage, Tenn.; very special companion to Luke, his dog Buddy; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation was from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home. The funeral service was Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Denman Frazer, Bro. Clyde Smith and James Burt officiating. Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Prospect. Pallbearers were Billy Suddarth, Dale Cunningham, Larry Hargrove, Dwight Colston, Larry Jones, Wayne Usery, Barry Rolin, David Pugh, Lee King and Jeff Rolin.

In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to Hospice Family Care, 3304 Westmill Drive, Suite A, Huntsville, AL 35805; the Russel Hill Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 18428, Huntsville, AL 35804; or the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Fund, 3025 Pleasant Hill Road, Prospect, TN 38477.

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