Margie “Aunt-Re” Rogers, 93

September 14, 1930  –  December 12, 2023

PALMETTO – Margurie Gilmore Rogers met her Creator from her residence in the Palmetto Community of Lee County after living a long and fruitful life of 93 years. Margie, as many called her, was born in Lee County on September 14, 1930, to the late Eddie Jacob Gilmore and Maggie Evelena McMahan Gilmore. She lived most all of her life here, living many years in Verona. Margie was a fine soul who had a servant’s heart and looked perfectly after her family all her life. A master housewife and homemaker, she enjoyed her home always being cleaned and properly appointed and judiciously and firmly saw that her late husband, J. C., and her boys had everything they needed to survive and succeed. A longtime member of the Valley Grove Baptist Church in Pontotoc Co, Margie was a Godly woman whose faith sustained her through much loss and grief in her life. She endured the loss of her parents, her husband, JC, one of her two sons, Billy, and his wife, Ann, her only grandson, Randall Rogers, and all four of her siblings, Eddie Carl Gilmore, Lonnie Gilmore, Arlene Roberts, and Morie Bass. Through all this, her help was grounded firmly in her faith in God. Margie enjoyed good conversation, loved to cook, garden and quilt.

A service celebrating her life will be held at 11 AM Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo with her pastor, Bro. Greg Herndon officiating and her great nephew, Tommy Wiggins delivering remarks. Private burial will follow in Lee Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10 AM to service time on Friday only at Holland. which is honored to serve their friends. For those unable to attend, the service may be viewed at www.hollandfuneraldirectors.com/Live-streaming at 11 AM Friday, and will be archived thereafter.

Margie leaves her son and caretaker, Edward “Ed” Rogers of Palmetto; several nieces and nephews who loved “Aunt Gee”; and a host of friends and her Church family.

Memorials may be made to Valley Grove Baptist Church, 3282 Kings Hwy, Tupelo, MS 38801.

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