Etowah County AlArchives Obituaries.....Rosser, William Wadworth "Waddie" December 23, 1956
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December 28, 1956 Boaz Leader
William Wadworth Rosser
Published December 28, 1956 Boaz Leader
     William W. “Uncle Waddie” Rosser, 82, of Sardis Community died Sunday 
December 23 at 9:05 a. m. at the home of his daughter Mrs. Gladys Whitt on East 
Mill Street in Boaz after a long illness.
     Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p. m. at the Sardis Baptist Church 
with Rev. Wallace Higginbotham, Rev. Scott Bryant and Rev. Roland Clemmons 
officiating.
     Burial was in the adjoining cemetery will Gillespie-Barksdale directing.
     He is survived by six sons, Homer Rosser of Calhoun, Ga., Hoyt and Rev. 
Ralph Rosser of Boaz, Troy Rosser of Chattanooga, Claud Rosser of Cleveland and 
Clyde Rosser of Breman, Ga.; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Whitt of Boaz amd Mrs. 
Clara Chamblee of Route 1 Boaz; 12 grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. Lavenia 
Ferguson of Birmingham and Mrs. Nelia Camp of Centre; and one brother. T. E. 
Rosser of Center.
     Mr. Rosser was a retired farmer and a native of Georgia.  He moved to 
Sardis from Cherokee County in 1911.  He was a member of Sardis Baptist Church 
and W.O.W.

Additional Comments:
ROSSER REUNION
Published Thursday, September 15, 1949 in The Boaz Leader
     The annual family reunion of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rosser was held 
at Ellis' Cabin, a few miles from the old Rosser homestead, Sunday, September 
4th.  Mrs. Ella Rosser and family were hosts to this gathering.  The J. A. 
Rosser's had six children.  Five of these, Mrs. J. H. Camp, Mrs. J. A. 
Ferguson, Mr. D. E. Rosser, Mr. W. W. Rosser and Mr. J. T. Rosser were present 
with their children and grandchildren.
     At noon, a basket lunch was spread in the dinning room with Ella Rosser 
and family furnishing the barbecue.  Ninety-seven people enjoyed this get-to-
gether.
     They were: Mr. and Mrs. Early Rosser and family, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Good 
and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hawthorne and daughter, and J. A. Ferguson 
from Birmingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rosser and Sandra, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rosser, Miss Clara 
Rosser, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Rosser, Mrs. Myrtle Collins, Mr. Guy Walden, and Mrs. 
J. W. Ferguson, of Boaz.
     Mrs. Ella Rosser, Mr. and Mrs. Debs Rosser and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. 
Rosser and son, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ellis and Hayden, Mr. W. A. Ellis, and Mr. 
Whitt Waldrop of Spring Garden.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Rosser, Miss Ethel Rosser, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rosser and 
son, Miss Viva Rosser of Blountsville.
     Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rosser and family from Breman, Ga.
     Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Rosser and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hughes and daughter 
from Dutton, Ala.
     Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Rosser of Leesburgh, Alabama.
     Mr. I. V. Rosser and daughters, Marjorie, Annette and Jean of Decatur, Ga.
     Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Rosser, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Camp and boys, Mr. and Mrs. 
B. E. Campbell, Mrs. J. H. Camp and Miss Venice Camp of Centre.
     Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Brown, Mrs. Lottie Brown, Mrs. Cora Scroggin, Mr. and 
Mrs. Doster Graham of Piedmont.
     J. M. Scroggin and daughter, Judy, Mr. Hugh Pridgen and Bell ridgen of 
Anniston.
Mr. W. L. Sandifer, V. H. Sandifer, J. T. Sandifer, Bob Sandifer and W. C. 
Woodard of Griffin, Ga.
     Mr. Homer Rosser and family, Mr. Claude Rosser and family of Cleveland, 
Tenn.

MR. W. W. ROSSER CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
The Boaz Leader February 23, 1956
     Mr. W. W. Rosser of the Sardis Community celebrated his 86th birthday at 
his home Sunday when his children and grandchildren brought baskets of food and 
appropriate gifts for the occasion.
     Attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Rosser, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Rosser and 
children of Calhoun, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Troy Rosser and family of Chattanooga, 
Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rosser and family of Breman, Ga., Rev. and Mrs. Ralph 
Rosser and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Rosser, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Whitt, Miss 
Clara Rosser, Mrs. Sallie Gamble and Mrs. Myrtle Collins.  Calling in the 
afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Rosser and family of Gadsden, and neighbors from 
adjoining communities.

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