  Willie L. Rollins 1888 - 1981 James H. Rollins 1886 - 1946   Pernell O. Rollins 4 January 1924 - 9 October 1944 Texas HA1c USNR WWII  Funeral
services for Hospital Attendent First Class Pernell O. Rollins 20,
Marine, son of Mrs. Willie Rollins, Tioga, who was killed on Peleliu
Island in the Southwest Pacific, Oct. 9, 1944, will be held at the
First Baptist Church, Tuesday at 2 p.m. Millitary services will be in charge of the Tioga Post, American Legion. The Rev. Stanley Brown, Fort Worth, will conduct, assisted by the Rev. H. G. Ball. Burial will be in the Tioga Cemetery directed by Beck Funeral Home, Pilot Point. Pernell was born at Antlers, Oklahoma, January 4, 1924, the son of Mr. & Mrs. James H. Rollins. He came to Tioga with his parents when a child. He voluntered for the service in the Navy February 9, 1943. He received training at the Navy Hospital, San Diego and transfered to the Marine Corps before going overseas on December 14, 1943. He was mortaily wounded by a sniper while rendering first aid to a wounded Marine. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include: his Mother, four sisters, Mrs. E.C. (Hazel) Barrow of Delhart, Mrs. Irene Beck, Tioga, Mrs. J. W. (Willie Mae) Cooper, Burnt Prairie, Ill. and Mrs. J. D. (Claudine) Matthews, Pecos, one brother, H. E. (Snig) Rollins, Lubbock and several nieces, nephews, uncles and aunts. TIOGA CEMETERY Susan Hawkins © 2024 Grayson County TXGenWeb |