Obituary of Rosie Odell Nesbitt

Services for Rosie Odell Hamilton Nesbitt, 79, Lindale, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Wednesday, December 16 at the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup with Reverend Robert Davenport officiating. Burial will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup. Mrs. Nesbitt left the loving arms of her family and best friend (since 3rd grade) to the outstretched arms of Jesus. She was born July 5, 1930 in the Concord community, near Troup to the late Looney Oliver Hamilton and Ethel Odell Jackson Hamilton. She was the retired co-owner of Scents of the South Candles, Whitehouse. She enjoyed cooking and candle making. She was a member of the Mt. Sylvan Baptist Church. A former resident of Troup and Tyler, she had been a resident of Lindale since 2003. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by brothers, Robert, Russell, Earl, James, Frank, Dan, and Glenn Hamilton; sisters, Inez Martin and Earlene Hamilton. She married Glenn Nesbitt, in Arp, November 8, 1946. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Glenn Nesbitt, Lindale; son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Pat Nesbitt, Beaumont; daughter, Betty Louise Nesbitt, Lindale; grandsons, Shawn Nesbitt and his wife Tricia and Cody Nesbitt; three great granddaughters; brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Gladys Hamilton, Troup; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Lucille Johnson, Mineola and Birdie and Gene Knight, Troup; best friends, Jeffie Wilson and her husband, Richard and their daughter, Gena; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Ron Bartlett, Jerry Knight, Ricky Knight, Tony Rand, Richard Songy and Len Speiser. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ira Groom and Richard Wilson. If desired, memorials may be made to the church of your choice. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Tuesday, December 15.