A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026, at 11 am at Amana Christian Fellowship in Maurice, LA for Mattie H. Rollow, 87, who passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at her home in Sun City Center, FL. A luncheon will be held following the service at The Petroleum Club of Lafayette. She had resided in Lafayette, LA for many years before a recent move to Florida to live near her family.

She was born on March 2, 1938, in Abbeville, LA at the Psalms Hospital and lived her young life in Mouton Cove with her seven siblings. Her parents owned a grocery store there. As the last of eight children, she spent most of her time with her two brothers, Andy and Louis, and her beloved caregiver, Bay.

Mattie made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at eight years old. That faith was revived and grew stronger as she regularly attended a BSF class in Lafayette led by Kay Davidson. As she shared her faith, her family also came to stronger faith in Christ.

Mattie was formerly married to L.J. Broussard of Abbeville, LA and was the widow of Dean H. Berry of Lafayette, LA. She met and married Thomas A. Rollow in 1976 and they had a joyous life together. In earlier years, they loved to travel. They took many trips to Israel, the Caribbean, ski trips to Vail, Colorado, and their vacation refuge for many years was on Captiva Island, FL. They felt very fortunate to have visited many of the places they wanted to experience, but really their favorite place was at home together.

Most of her adult life, she was a happy housewife. She was also a B league very competitive tennis player and enjoyed the company of the women’s team who played with her. Many will recall her great taste in clothing and that she was always stylishly dressed. She had a fun sense of humor and very dry wit, was a wonderful gardener and became a very good cook. She was an avid reader mostly of Christian books. When Tom was alive, they had their devotion and prayer time together each morning. She also was a committed prayer warrior and many people called on her over the years to pray with them. In the early evening, she enjoyed game shows such as “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy” which she and Susan faithfully watched here in Florida.

Mattie is survived by her eldest daughter, Sharon Kay Broussard Newsom, who everyone calls Kay, and her husband Michael of Sun City Center, FL; granddaughters Kellie N. Albert and Cassie M. Stoutenborough, and four great granddaughters; also, a grandson, Marcus A. Maldonado, and many nieces and nephews.

She is also survived by stepdaughter, Terry Lynn Rollow Dunavant and her husband Pete of El Paso, TX; stepdaughter-in- law, Paula Rollow of Fairfax Station, VA; grandchildren Thomas Dunavant and Aimee Lynn Dunavant and Stephanie Rollow and Thomas A. Rollow, III as well as three great grandchildren.

Mattie was preceded in death by her parents Evalina Mills Holmes and James Whitfield Holmes; her sisters Mary LeBlanc, Dolly Johnson, Julia Shaw and brothers “D.H.” Holmes, James Holmes, Louis Holmes and Wendell Holmes. It is easy to envision a sweet Holmes sister and brother reunion as most had made professions of faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

She was also preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Suzette Maria Broussard Maldonado, whom she was so looking forward to being reunited with in Heaven; and her stepson Thomas A. Rollow, Jr. Most of all, her heart longed to be reunited with her wonderful husband of 42 years, Tom, who passed away January 25, 2019.

Her final days were spent residing two minutes down the road from her daughter Kay’s home in a lovely condo overlooking a beautiful lake with her live in companion and caregiver, Susan Mire. They both enjoyed living here in Florida. The entire family would like to thank Susan for her very excellent care of Mattie. They enjoyed one another’s company and companionship with the Lord.

In lieu of floral tributes, please consider a donation in Mattie’s name to Samaritan’s Purse Ministry, P. O. Box 3000, Boone N.C. 28607