Mrs. Jane Tittsworth Rawls, age 85 of Hermitage, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019.

Mrs. Rawls was born in DeKalb County to the late Haskell Brown Tittsworth and Maudell Parker Tittsworth.  She retired from the State of Tennessee after thirty years of service.  Mrs. Rawls was selfless, family oriented, and a great cook.  She loved reading good books.  She was an excellent wife, mother and “Morning.”

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her two stillborn children, Lee Brown Rawls and Gary T. Rawls; brother, Billy Eugene Tittsworth; and sister, Ellen Faye Cantrell.

Mrs. Rawls is survived by her loving husband of sixty-four years, Jim “Sonny” Rawls; daughter, Jennifer Rawls; grandson, Jackson Rawls; sisters, Betty T. Hale and Sandra T. Jones; brother, Brownie (Lillian) Tittsworth; best friend since 1953, Becky Malone; and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life was held at Hibbett & Hailey Funeral Home on Saturday, October 19, 2019.

A Celebration of Life was also be held at DeKalb Funeral Chapel on Sunday, October 20, 2019.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Nashville Public Library Foundation, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37219, or to the Justin Potter Library, 101 South First Street, Smithville, Tennessee 37166.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, and Hermitage Funeral Home, Hermitage, were in charge of the arrangements.

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