Roselyn R DeWitt

Roselyn R. DeWitt, 88 of Dadeville, passed away August 26, 2023 at Arbor Springs Health and Rehab Center in Opelika, AL.

Roselyn was born May 28,1935 in McKenzie, AL.  As a young child, she spent Sunday afternoons after church at her grandmother’s house singing with her extended family that included four Uncles that sang as a gospel quartet on a local radio show. This love for music was embedded in her life. Throughout her life she sang in and directed church choirs. Looking down from the choir loft one Sunday she saw “a man with the prettiest blue eyes” who would become her husband of 64 years. Their life would be adventurous as they worked hard to raise six children.

Roselyn made sure her children were in church when the doors were open.  When small, her children sat on the front pew in church so she could watch them from the choir. As her children grew, she encouraged them to sing in the choir, participate in church activities, take piano lessons, play in the band and participate in sports.  She worked as clerk for the county and in healthcare as a paramedic and cardiac care unit assistant. Her influence and work ethic are reflected in her children’s diverse careers in the areas of finance, ministry, engineering design, music, acting, art and medical.

In retirement her focus was singing in the church choir and participating in special concerts. Her smile and enthusiasm radiated a love for music as she sang which was memorialized in letters from pastors and church attendees. Quoting one choir member, “she had the voice of an angel”.

Her greatest love was for her husband of 64 years James Dewitt (deceased) and six children Wyatt DeWitt, Carol Txipama, Tim DeWitt, David DeWitt, Andy DeWitt and Lyn Allen, 12 grandchildren, 12 great children.

She is predeceased by her husband James DeWitt and siblings John Rountree, Elizabeth Fox, Janet Knotts and Ronald Rountree.

The family requests that memorial donations be made to Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), 912 Killian Hill RD, S.W. Ste. 205, Lilburn, GA 30047. Online:  www.lbda.org/honor-your-loved-one/