Mrs. Mary Alice Roach

May 30, 1929 - June 20, 2021

Mrs. Mary Alice Marcus Roach, 92, of Canon, GA passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021, at the Brown Health and Rehabilitation Center in Royston, GA. Mrs. Roach was born in Clarksville, GA on May 30, 1929, daughter of the late Mack Marcus and the late Katherine Harvey Marcus. She was a cotton mill worker having worked at JP Stephens in Clemson, SC and was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Lavonia, Ga. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert William Roach; son, Billy Mack Roach; grandson, Robert Travis Strickland; son-in-law, Billy Ray Strickland; and all of her brothers and sisters. Survivors include her sons, Marvin Roach (Kim) of Canon, GA, and Larry Roach (Linda) of Six Mile, SC; daughters, Brenda Brown (Terry) of Royton, GA, Wanda White (Joey) of Lavonia, GA and Gladys Strickland of Toccoa, GA; fourteen grandchildren, thirty-two great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. A memorial service for Mrs. Roach will be held in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, with Rev. Kenny Davison and Rev. Reggie Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Lavonia. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 1:00 p.m. until memorial service hour on Wednesday afternoon. The family is at their respective homes. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.