Helen Rogers : Obituary

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville funeral services for Helen Marie Rogers, of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday evening, June 19, 2013, in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.

Mrs. Rogers was born September 26, 1924 in Mineral Bluff, Georgia to the late Press Ballew and Jemima (Mima) Magness Ballew. Helen grew up with a large family, but lost her mother at the age of 7. She along with her siblings made many sacrifices to fill that role. During World War II, Helen went to Dalton to work as a seamstress in a thread mill. She was very talented and made clothing, household items and beautiful quilts. Helen retired from Levi Strauss in Blue Ridge. She was a member of Liberty Hill United Methodist Church. Helen enjoyed staying busy: you could find her sewing, baking her famous “apple pies”, doing circle word puzzles, coloring, drawing, watching birds or spending time with her family. With a “green thumb” she tended her garden beds. Often consulted on how to grow anything and everything. She is preceded in death by her parents; stepmother Tennie Ballew; husband, Paxton Rogers; son, Donald Ballew; daughter, Mary Sue Rogers; sisters, Nellie Foster and Gail Massengill; brothers, Ed, Jim, William Harvey, Wayne, Blayne, Clyde and Grady Ballew and grandson, Michael Bradley Rogers.

She will be fondly remembered by all who knew her, but especially missed by her family: daughters & sons-in-law; Portia & J.E. Corn, Vivian Kay & Paul Jones, Pamela & Rev. Timothy Garrett; son & daughter-in-law, Michael & Judy Rogers; brothers, Earl, Rogers and Clarence Ballew; sisters, Sherry Fuller, Grace Sharp, Carol Lawson, Retha Bolton; grandsons, Stacy (Colleen) Jones and Brandon Rogers; granddaughters, Nancy Garrett, Kayla (Ray) Mull; great grandchildren, Kaylee Rogers, Ashlyn Rogers,Emily Jones, Matthew Jones and Tyler Crockett; and special family member, Ruby Pace. Several nieces and nephews and other family members also share in her legacy.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2013 from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home with Rev Timothy Garrett and Rev. Claude Mathis officiating. Special music will be presented by The Faith Singers. Interment will follow in Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. The following gentlemen have been selected to serve as pallbearers: Mel Holt, Billy Brawley, Ray Mull, Brandon Rogers, Stacy and Matthew Jones. Honorary pallbearers will include: Nancy Garrett,Kayla Mull, Emily Jones, Kaylee Rogers and Ashlyn Rogers.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6 until 9 pm.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to: Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Roof Fund, P.O. Box 670, Morganton, Ga. 30560

Arrangements entrusted to the care of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville.