Rochelle Diane Gist was born on November 12, 1968 in Okinawa, Japan to Roger D. Gist Sr. and Geraldine W. Gist , both now deceased. On May 21, 2024, she joined her many family members who passed on before her.

She was a graduate of North Forsyth High School, Class of 1987. Her employment included being a school bus driver for WS/FC Schools and Lee Jeans Factory, both in Winston-Salem, NC as well as Coca Cola, and LabCorp, both in Atlanta, GA.

Watching National Football League games, especially the Washington Commanders, was among her favorite pastimes. Traveling, spending time with her family and playing slot machines helped round out her top ten things to do.

She was preceded in death by her father, Roger D. Gist Sr.; mother, Geraldine W. Gist; siblings, Roger D. Gist Jr. and Renee D. Gist; and maternal grandparents, Raymond Hampton and Ethel Mae Hampton; paternal grandparent, Evelyn Gist; aunts. Betty Flippin, Ardran Hampton, Sandra Hampton, Leona Gist, Marion Gist ; and uncle, Luther Gist.

Those who remain to cherish her memory include her son, Demarkus J. Gist; daughter, Demonica J. Gist; sister, Regina (George) Freyberger; brothers, Ronnie D. (Lhaila) Gist Sr., Ramon D. Gist, Ryan D. (Nani) Gist Sr.; aunts, Queen Fant, Evelyn Walker, Dorenda Gist, Catherine Gist, Ora Mae Gist and Brenda Richardson; and uncles, Fletcher Gist Sr, Larry (Bernice) Gist, and John Gist.

Public viewing will be from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Friday, May 31, 2024 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 1, 2024 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. The family will greet friends thirty-minutes prior to service. Interment in Gardens of Memory.

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