Catherine (Roll) Calvert

Catherine Roll Calvert of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Angels' Garden Senior Community in Dacula, Georgia, in the presence of her family. Mrs. Calvert was born July 12, 1932, in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of Ethel Marley Roll and Glenn Roll. She spent her childhood in Natchez, Mississippi with her parents and younger sister, Naomi, and retained an abiding love for her hometown.
She graduated from Natchez High School, and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, where she was a Latin major and Music (piano) minor. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority. Continuing education included a dramatic arts program at Northwestern University, and graduate studies in psychology at Georgia State University.
She had four children with her former husband, John Randolph Calvert, M.D. She lived most of her life in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Gainesville in 1998.
Her love of the arts was evident in all aspects of her life. Mrs. Calvert was a talented pianist and gifted actress, appearing in productions at Theatre Atlanta, The Academy Theatre, and The Alliance Theatre Company (both studio and main stage) while in Atlanta. She was a gracious and generous hostess and had the ability to make all feel welcomed in her home, regularly hosting lively gatherings which often included actors, directors, and musicians. Her interests extended to dance and the visual arts, and she instilled in her children a lifelong love of books and the arts. She will be especially remembered for her wonderful sense of humor and sharp intellect.
She was an active member of Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Atlanta, and a member of The Order of the Daughters of the King. Her Gainesville parish was Grace Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Calvert is survived by her sister Naomi Leavell; her four children: David Roll Calvert, of Atlanta; Catherine Calvert Fitzgerald (Tom), of Gainesville; Suzanne Calvert Scarmack (Nick), of Venice, California; and Samuel Hornsby Calvert, II, of Columbus, Ohio. Other survivors include three grandchildren: Sarah Maynes (Ryan), of Marietta; Emily Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn, New York; Jack Fitzgerald, of Atlanta; and two great-grandchildren, Rowan and Cian Maynes.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Grace Episcopal Church in Gainesville. Donations may be made to The Alzheimer's Association, P. O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 or The Glenn Gould Foundation, 69 Yonge Street, Suite 1401, Toronto, ON M5E 1K3.