Ruth Rogers

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Funeral services for Ruth Rogers, 81, of Cornelia, will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. The Rev. Terry Rice will officiate. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Memorial Park Wednesday from 2 p.m. until the service hour.

  Mrs. Rogers passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

  Born Sept. 18, 1939, in Cumming, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Harriett Brogdon Roper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Delmer Rogers Sr.; and a number of brothers and sisters.

  She was an inspector for the U.S.D.A. and a member of Level Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia. 

Mrs. Rogers is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and Jarvis Cook of Cornelia, and Annette and Brian Sloan of Flowery Branch; son and daughter-in-law, Delmer and Leanne Rogers of Dewy Rose; grandchildren, Brandon and Abigail Sloan, Caitlin and Blaine Hardy, Karis Sloan, Jarrod and Heather Buffington, and Colby Cook; great-grandchildren, Eli Buffington, Melody Sloan, Alayna Sloan, and Nylah Sloan; sister, Mary Miller of Gainesville; and a number of other relatives.

In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to the Lewy Body Dementia Assoc. at lbda.org.

Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville, is in charge of arrangements.

Send online condolences to memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.