Rosa Tarver Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rosa Tarver (Selma, Alabama), who passed away at the age of 89, on November 16, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rosa Tarver to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, George Scott and Annie Mae Steen Scott; her spouse Pettis Tarver; her son Frederick Devan Tarver; and her sisters, Georgia Mae Pratt, Freddie Mae Meadows and Elizabeth Brothers.
She is survived by: her children, Pettus Jerome Tarver (Gloria) of Selma, Alabama, Reginald Tyrone Tarver of Selma, Alabama, Roderick Bernard Tarver (Clementine) of Selma, Alabama, Gregory Eric Tarver of Meridianville, Alabama, Jonathan Anthony Tarver (Tonya) of College Park, Georgia, Jacqueline Lanett Tarver-James (Harry) of Riverdale, Georgia, Valerie Michelle Tarver-Craig (Alvin, Jr.) of Valley Grande, Alabama, Bridgette Diane Tarver of College Park, Georgia and MeKeisha LeShun Tarver-Thomas (Keith) of Montgomery, Alabama.; her granddaughter Ekandrea Dimera Tarver of McDonough, Georgia; her siblings, Letha Galloway Dillard of Prattville, Alabama and Lawrence Scott of Cleveland, Ohio.; her sister-in-law Estella Tarver of Selma, Alabama.; her friend Della Mae Johnson; and her close friends, Rose M. Watts, Angelica Evans, Stacey Lancaster, Tessie Winslow, J'Varra McCall and Dr. Sherica Braxton.
Viewing was held on Friday, November 21st 2025 from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the Aubrey Larkin's Lewis Brothers Funeral Home (1140 Minter Ave, Selma, AL 36703). The lying in state was held on Saturday, November 22nd 2025 at 12:00 PM at the New Sister Springs Missionary Baptist Church (434 Co Rd 67, Selma, AL 36701). A funeral service was held on Saturday, November 22nd 2025 at 1:00 PM at the same location. A burial was held on Saturday, November 22nd 2025 at the Serenity Memorial Gardens (4660 Water Avenue, Selma, AL 36701).
