Nettie Susie “Sue” Fuller Rogers, age 83, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Oxford Health and Rehab in Oxford, MS. She was born January 10, 1933 in Oxford, MS to the late Jefferson Davis and Nora B. Mitchell Fuller.
After graduating Ole Miss, Sue moved to Owensboro, KY where she met and married the love of her life, Leonard Gene Rogers, Sr. She and Leonard moved back to Oxford where they started their family. Leonard’s work as a Rural Electrification Specialist took their family to Little Rock where Sue completed her Masters Degree in Library Science, worked as the Media Specialist for the Pulaski County Special School District and served as President of the AR Library Association.
In 1993 they moved back to Oxford and Sue worked as the Librarian for the Lafayette County Schools until her retirement in 2001. After retirement, Sue became a published author of children’s books, and she enjoyed traveling with Leonard to promote her writings. In 2006 they moved to Water Valley, MS and she spent much of her time volunteering at the Library at Davidson Elementary School. Sue adored her grandchildren and cherished every moment she could spend with them. In the spring of 2011 she was introduced to her “angel dog”, Chubby, whom she loved like a child - they were inseparable.
Visitation will be held Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 2:00 pm in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks with Elder James Hall and Elder Josh Winslett officiating. Burial will be in the Shiloh Cemetery in Lafayette County, MS with Alden Burns, Mike Eubanks, Brandon Richardson, Michael Richardson, Chuck Tatum and Hunter Tatum serving as pallbearers.
Sue is survived by her daughter, Susan Rogers (Joe) Newman of Water Valley, MS; her son, Roge (Teri) Rogers of Collierville, TN; her sister, Helen Carter of Kennett, MO; and three grandchildren, Randi Lynn (Tyler) Jumper, Jeffrey Charles Rogers, and Jennifer Lee Rogers.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Gene Rogers, Sr.; and her grandson, Jeremy Michael Barber.
The family requests that memorials be made to Yalobusha Primitive Baptist Church, c/o Bob Heath, 30 CR 254, Bruce, MS 38915 - in memory of Sister Sue Rogers.