Rosalee McAlister Marshall

Rosalee McAlister Marshall passed away peacefully on November 8, 2026, at her home in Lake Jackson, Texas. 

She was born in May 1943, to Claud and Christine McAlister in Central, South Carolina. Rosalee attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she obtained a degree in Chemistry and met her husband, John Marshall. They wed in 1965 and moved to Lake Jackson in 1967 for John to pursue a career at Dow. Their daughters, Christine and Catherine, were born a few years after. Rosalee had a long, successful career at Rhone Poulenc in Freeport, Texas as a Quality Control chemist.

In her retirement, Rosalee traveled the world with John and her family and friends. She was a master naturalist and enjoyed nature and the arts, especially attending the Houston and Brazosport symphonies.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Central, SC. She will be laid to rest beside her parents in Mt. Zion Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be made online to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) at https://events.alz.org/fundraisers/catherinemarshall/in-honor-of-rosalee-marshall in memory of Rosalee Marshall.

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