Janie Roland

DOROTHY ‘JANIE’ HARDIN JONES ROLAND

 Henderson, TN: Dorothy ‘Janie’ Hardin Jones Roland, age 94, passed away on June 4, 2024, at the Henderson Health and Rehabilitation Center., with daughter, Patsy and granddaughter, Sherry at her side. Sherry had her favorite song Beulah Land Playing on the phone. She passed from complications of liver cancer.    

Janie married J.G. Jones in 1949, Tommy, Patsy, Eddie and Christy are their children along with Bobby Joe and Billy Frank Jones from  J.G.’s previous marriage. They were divorced in 1966.

In the late 1960’s she then married Howard Roland and gained three stepdaughters, Susie, Rachel, and Gina. Howard and Janie made their made their home in Henderson. Howard passed away in 1994.  

She was retired from International Paper serving twenty-six years. She also worked at Oakley Fashions and Jackson Furniture Company. After retirement she was a caregiver to several families in and around Henderson.

She could crochet and quilt just about anything you put in front of her. Many a day she would make up her own patterns. Mildred Price was her crocheting friend for over fifty years. Those two could tell us all a few stories.

Janie was the oldest of eight children to Claude and Allene Pipkin Hardin.

She was a member of Palestine Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, sister Annie Mae Markham, brothers, James Robert, Charles and Noah Hardin. Son, Tommy Jones and stepsons, Bobby Joe and Billy Frank Jones, and great grandson, James Edward Maybury and son-in-law, Thomas Fullington.

She is survived by daughters, Christy Jones of Henderson, Patsy Fullington of Beech Bluff, son, Eddie Jones and wife Kathy of Cedar Grove. Sister, Mary Lee Laster of Jackson, brothers, Gary Hardin of Bartlett and David Hardin of Jackson.

She also leaves behind ten grandchildren, sixteen step-grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and thirty plus of five sets of generations.

She also had two sons and two stepsons to serve in the military.

Pallbearers to serve are, Lucas Holland, Billy Ray Jones, Tommy and Timmy Fullington, Johnny Street and Todd Beaver. Honorary are, Jerry Maybury, Thomas Lynn Price, David and Gary Hardin.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 8^th at Shackelford Funeral Directors – East Main Chapel with Bro. Anthony Rowland and Bro. Brent Pearce officiating. Burial will follow at Cave Springs Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at East Main 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday.

Shackelford Funeral Directors  

Henderson, TN