Mrs. Rogers was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Dr. Charles Glore Rogers, and is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Charles G. and Dr. Dana Rogers, Stephen R. and Mary Rogers; grandchildren, Blake Rogers and his wife, Darla, Jeff Rogers, Will Rogers, Stephanie Rogers; and great granddaughter, Holland Rogers. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The family will receive friends at 1 o’clock with a funeral service at 2 o’clock on Monday, January 9, 2023 at H.M. Patterson and Son, Arlington Chapel, 173 Allen Rd., NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. Interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park.
Laura was born in Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia. She was her high school valedictorian and went on to get a Bachelors Degree in Education from Maryville College. After college she moved to Atlanta to start a career as an elementary school teacher. She met an Emory medical student at Morningside Baptist Church. They married in 1954 and she worked while her husband, Charlie, finished med school. They briefly moved to Oklahoma City for Charlie to do his internship, to Rockmart, GA for Charlie to have a general practice as payback for his state funded grant, then back to Atlanta. Once back in Atlanta, Laura began teaching again at Bolton Elementary where she taught until 1964.
Church was very important to Charlie and Laura and they were active church participants in each city. When they returned to Atlanta in 1962 they settled at Wieuca Road Baptist Church (WRBC). Laura was active in the church, teaching and participating in Sunday School, participating in WMU, and dragging two boys to church twice on Sunday and also on Wednesday evenings. When Charlie died in 1987 she needed to be productive and became a church secretary for one of the ministers. She participated in the life of the church until she could no longer drive and remained a member of WRBC until her death.
Laura was very active in the Women’s Auxiliary of the Atlanta Medical Association and made many lifelong friends there. She enjoyed book clubs and bridge clubs. She was an avid walker and hiker. She loved to travel. Among her most exciting trips were visiting Antarctica, and helicopter hiking in Canada.
