Alma McAlister

Mrs. Alma Odessa Waits McAlister, age 90, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Thursday morning, October 31, 2024.

Mrs. McAlister was born on April 27, 1934, in Taylorsville, GA, daughter of the late Buford T. Waits and Edi Robinson Waits. She had lived all her life in Rockmart and the Taylorsville areas and was a member of the Floyd Creek Baptist Church where she was always involved with the WMU. Mrs. McAlister was a housewife and homemaker who loved her family, was an excellent cook, enjoyed quilting, working in her garden, and canning. She cherished the times when she could get together with family.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. McAlister was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Eugene McAlister, on October 3, 2014, whom she married July 16, 1955; son, Anthony McAlister, grandson, Adam McAlister, sister, Ester Waits, and daughter-in-law, Rachel McAlister.

Mrs. McAlister is survived by three sons, Jeffrey (Regina) McAlister, Gregory (Cassie) McAlister, and Rodney McAlister; daughter-in-law, Sharon McAlister; three brothers, Revis Waits, Randall Waits, and Michael Waits; one sister, Kathrine Virgina Waits. Thirteen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, along with several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. McAlister will be held on Sunday afternoon, November 3, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Harris officiating. Interment will follow in Floyd Creek Baptist Cemetery.

Mrs. McAlister’s family will receive friends at Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the service hour.

Pallbearers will include Jeffrey McAlister, Gregory McAlister, Rodney McAlister, Adam McAlister, Chase Pinion, Brandon McAlister, Bruce Clayton, and Drew McAlister.

Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home & Crematory has charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Alma Odessa Waits McAlister.