Mattie Mae

Rocker

Mrs. Mattie Mae Perine Rocker, age 76, a native and resident of the Choctaw Bluff community of Jackson, AL was born December 30, 1940 to the parentage of the late Samuel Linsey Perine and the late Zeola Collins Perine. She departed this life at her home on June 29, 2017.

Mrs. Rocker was a faithful member of New Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in Choctaw Bluff where she served as a Sunday school teacher, on the mission band, on the pastors aide board, and president of the senior choir for many, many years until her health failed. Her favorite scripture was Proverbs 4:7; "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."

She supported her children in all of their academic and sports endeavors, was a JHS Aggie Band Booster, and earned the title of "Head Chaperone". She will be lovingly remembered as a great cook who would feed the whole community. Among her favorite foods were fried chicken, berry dumplings, tea cakes, and rice pudding. She also enjoyed fishing.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Priscilla Rocker, and her husband, James Taylor "J.T." Rocker.

She will forever be cherished in the hearts of her children; four sons, Glen Rocker of Milwaukee, WI; James "Tony" (Melissa) Rocker of Choctaw Bluff; John L. (April) Rocker of Jackson, AL, and Rodney Rocker of Choctaw Bluff; and three daughters, Laura (Ronald) Robinson of Jackson, AL; Jamie (Eugene) Whittaker of Pensacola, FL, and Rachel (Johnny) Robinson of Prattville, AL; five sisters, Nettie James of Choctaw Bluff; Faye (Napoleon) Reed of McIntosh, AL; Mary (Rev. James) Trotter of Mt. Vernon, AL; Lisa Perine of Atlanta, GA, and Michelle (Otis) Rivers of Alma, AL; seven brothers, Samuel (Shirley) Perine, Jr., of Choctaw Bluff; Raymond (Mary) Perine of Milwaukee, WI; Noland (Minnie) Perine of Choctaw Bluff, Lee Arthur (Linda) Perine of Mobile, AL; John (Vera) Perine of Choctaw Bluff; Clarence Perine of Choctaw Bluff, and Kenneth Perine of Jackson, AL. Sixteen grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Viewing will be Friday, July 7, 2017, 2-6pm at Andrews Funeral Home; viewing Saturday, July 8, 2017, 10am until the 11am service at New Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 65 New Canaan Church Road, Jackson, AL, Rev. Hurley James, pastor and eulogist. Following burial in the church cemetery, the family will receive friends in the dining hall of the church.

Services with sympathetic care and legendary professionalism entrusted to Andrews Funeral Home, 800 Depot Road, Jackson, AL. Condolences to the family at www.andrewsfuneralhomejackson.com and on Andrews Funeral Home Facebook page.