Jetta V. Rogers, 88, of Gallatin, passed away Friday, March 24, at Cameron Regional Medical Center.
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Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, at the Gallatin First Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Monday at McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin. Burial will be at the Winston Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions may be made in memory of Jetta to the Gallatin First Baptist Church in care of McWilliams Funeral Home in Gallatin.
Jetta Viola Rogers was born on Dec. 11, 1928, to Dave and Opal Fisher. She was the oldest of five children.
During her years on earth, she led an adventurous life. As a young lady she worked as a governess for Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn until she married.
On Aug. 14, 1952, she was wed to David J. Rogers (1st Sgt, USMC). Together they left Missouri and moved to Fall Brook, Calif., where they started their life together and had four children. After several years in California, they were relocated to Rochester, N.Y., and later Camp Lejeune, N.C., and back to California. Upon David’s retirement in 1971, Jetta and David returned to Missouri and purchased a farm south of Gallatin, where Jetta resided for 45 years.
During her years in Gallatin, Jetta was a cook at the Daviess County Nursing Home for 35 years, retiring at the age of 76.
She was a dedicated member of the First Baptist Church in Gallatin.
Jetta was an avid collector of almost anything, but her true passion was her hankies and her salt and pepper collections.
She greatly enjoyed the time she spent working in her garden and tending the flowers she and David planted.
Jetta was a loving, mother, grandmother and sister who will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Jetta was preceded in death by her parents, Dave and Opal Fisher, husband, David J. Rogers, daughter, Daphne Osborne, sister, Margie Rogers, and brother, Rufie.
Jetta is survived by her son, David (Barbara) Rogers, Jr. of Gallatin; daughters, Mary Korneman, of Cameron, Lydia (Ed) Dearmont, of Maitland; sister, Suzanne Fisher of Winston; brother, Alfred Fisher of Cameron; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Online condolences may be left at www.mcwilliamsfuneralhomes.com.