Ms. Rosa Mae Tyson graduated from Pinevale High School. She moved to Jacksonville, FL for some years. In 1979, she moved back to Valdosta Georgia.
She was a member of Irvin Hill Missionary Baptist Church where she served as an usher, choir member and kitchen cook.
She worked at Lake Haven for some years. She retired from South Georgia Medical Center after 23 years. Ms. Rosa talked about her SGMC crew. They knew her by her beautiful smiling, dance moves and talking about her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Most of all she loved her family.
Ms. Rosa Mae Tyson gained her precious wings, Friday, January 15, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents; Johnnie and Rebecca James, grandparents, Will and Rosa Jones and Emma and Lorenzo Corbett; her son, Earnest Wright Jr.; aunts, Martna, Christine, Betty; and some special friends, Earnest Wright Sr., Mattie Slater, Evelyn Berrian, and Cheryl Hunter.
Rosa Mae Tyson leaves to cherish memories one brother, Johnnie (Allen) James; one daughter, Shanta Randall of Miami, FL; eight grandchildren, Felicia Green (Randy) of Jacksonville, FL, Antoine Wright (Jamie) of Orlando, FL, DeAntonie Horne of Fort Steward, GA, Earnesha Wright of Jacksonville, FL, Earnest Wright III of Virginia, Tatyanna Randall, Jacquez Coward and Trinity Wright of Valdosta and Janiya Allen of Tallahassee, FL; thirteen great grandchildren; daughter - in – law, Evelyn Dalton; aunts, Ruby Windbush of Orlando, FL, Bernice Hawkins of Plainfield, NJ; Godmother, Juanita (Mama Dear) Capers of Valdosta, GA; God daughter, Tangenek McDonald of Valdosta, GA, Shekitta Allen of Tallahassee, FL and a host of cousins and other relatives. Special neighbors, Yaphet Johnson (Shemekia), Eula Arnold, and Mr. Freddie, Erica and Sandy and some special devoted friends Jeralene Wiggs, Katrina Hargett, SGMC crew and Deborah Sheffield.
Graveside services for Ms. Rosa Tyson will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 2:00 P. M. at Irvin Hill Cemetery