Jeffery "Rolaid" Roland

September 23, 1961 - November 9, 2017

Jeffery "Rolaid" Roland, 56 of Hartford, AL formerly of the Poplar Springs Community, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Jeffery affectionately known as "Rolaid", was a 1979 graduate of Poplar Springs High School. He was a carpenter and a friend to all. Celebration of His Life will be 2 p.m., Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the Chapel of James & Lipford Funeral Home with Bro. Robin Blackburn officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church cemetery with James & Lipford Funeral Home in Graceville directing. Family will receive friends on Sunday, 1 p.m. until time of service. Predeceased by his mother Dorothy Blackburn Vann and step-father Raymond Vann. Survived by his father J.L. Roland, fiancée Geraldine "Dean" Jagel, daughter Desarae Roland, son Ronnie Roland, brother Michael Roland, two sisters Starla (Danny) Cox, Stacey (Bobby) McGriff, two grandchildren Hunter Roland, Ciara Roland, special step-brother Ray (Teresa) Vann, nieces Heather Thomas and Delilah Gilbert.