The Roses discount store has recently gone through a remodeling and is about to have a grand reopening with three days of festivities from Thursday, Nov. 2 through Saturday, Nov. 4. A group of former and current employees gathered recently for this photo. They are (from left) Margaret Fox, who worked for more than 50 years at all three locations in Marion; Office Manager Terry Compton; Barbara Holland, who worked at the snack bar; Shirley Jimison, who started her work at Roses while she was still in school in the 1950s and continued until her retirement in 2000; and Edna McFalls, who is a 40-year employee.
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This ad for Roses appeared in The McDowell News on May 10, 1962. The store was letting customers know where they could find good deals for Mother’s Day. It is on display inside the current building on the five lane.
For decades, Roses discount store has been a retail institution for Marion and numerous other cities and towns throughout the South. The Marion store has known three different locations where generations of customers have done their shopping.
The Roses discount store has recently gone through a remodeling and is about to have a grand reopening with three days of festivities from Thursday, Nov. 2 through Saturday, Nov. 4. A group of former and current employees gathered recently for this photo. They are (from left) Margaret Fox, who worked for more than 50 years at all three locations in Marion; Office Manager Terry Compton; Barbara Holland, who worked at the snack bar; Shirley Jimison, who started her work at Roses while she was still in school in the 1950s and continued until her retirement in 2000; and Edna McFalls, who is a 40-year employee.
This ad for Roses appeared in The McDowell News on May 10, 1962. The store was letting customers know where they could find good deals for Mother’s Day. It is on display inside the current building on the five lane.
