Dr. Philip Bruce Rollinson Sr.

After graduation he served in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Essex as a Communication Officer. When he left the Navy he went to the University of Virginia where he earned his Ph.D. in English Literature.

He went on to teach English at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina until he retired. He was a bible teacher and Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. He also frequently taught Bible at The Little Brown Church in Summertown, on Signal Mountain, Tennessee in the summers. He was a great teacher who taught with clarity and humor.

He was an author of scholarly and Christian books and articles throughout his career, most notably, he translated the Wesminster Confession into modern English, a resource that is still in use by many Reformed Churches.

After retirement from USC, he moved to Dunkirk/ Fredonia with his wife. He wrote editorial columns for a few years. He soon became a key member of the local ROMEO club and enjoyed Friday lunches with his friends.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ann Crosby Willingham Rollinson and his brother Mark Rollinson.

He is survived by his wife Dr. Carmen S. Rivera, his sister in law Carole S. Rollinson and his children and stepchildren; Ellen Rollinson Young (Courtney Richard), Elizabeth Rollinson Schmidt (David), Philip Bruce Rollinson, Jr. (Fiancee Stacie Eadie), Jorge Antonio Rodriguez (Amy Elizabeth) and Adriana Cristina Rodriguez (Nicholas Edward Promin).

He is also survived by his grandchildren: Ann Crosby Young Riles (Joseph), Molly Young Anders (Jared), Shelby Young, Ann Willingham Schmidt, Rebecca Emily Schmidt, Daniel Thomas Schmidt, Philip Bruce (Bo) Rollinson, III, Grant Turner Rollinson (fiancee Melinda Taylor) and by his great grandson Joseph Edward (Tripp) Riles, III.

A burial service will take place in Chattanooga, Tennessee this weekend, and a memorial service will be held in Fredonia later in the summer.