“Sweet Rose Mary” as she was called by so many, went to school at Pleasant Plain Grammar School and East High School in Madison County, TN.
Rose Mary was Married to the love of her life, James “Blue” Bruce, Sr. for exactly 53 years. She was a beloved grandmother of her loving grandchildren, who will dearly miss her.
She leaves to cherish her memories, her husband, James Bruce, Sr. (Blue); two sons, James Bruce, Jr. and Bobby (Monica) Bruce; three sisters, Peggy Outlaw, Hattie (Leon) Long and Willie Mae Maxwell; seven brothers, Charlie (Cathey) Maxwell, Tom (Deloris) Maxwell, Jr., Marshall Maxwell, George Maxwell, J. B. Maxwell, Terry Maxwell, Herman Maxwell, Carlos Maxwell and Antonio Maxwell all of Jackson, TN. As well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other family and friends that will miss her dearly.