Robert Rose Obituary
In loving memory of Robert Rose of Petersburg, Virginia, who departed this world on May 6, 2024 at the age of 78. Robert leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let his loved ones carry forward the torch of his memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of his love and the brilliance of his spirit. Though Robert may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, his essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Robert Rose, Sr. and Gertrude Rose Walker. He is survived by: the mother of his children Dorothy L. Rose of Jarratt; his children, Hazel Parham (Samuel) of Emporia, Dorothy M. Rose (Kerry) of Lawrenceville, Robert Rose, Jr. of Petersburg and Roy Jones of Jarratt; his stepdaughter Phyllis Turner (Nathan) of Emporia; his stepsiblings, Patricia Walker of Baltimore, Earnest Walker of Suffolk and Elmor Walker, Jr. of Waverly; and his niece Anne Grant. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren.