Mrs. Lizzie L. Rogers

Beautiful Lizzie Lee Rogers was born Lizzie Lee Roper on February 20, 1923. She was the 3rd child of 6 children born to the marital union of Clinton and. Nora Roper in McKenzie, Tennessee. Her siblings were James, Ruth, Grace, Roy, and Erma. Lizzie out lived her entire immediate family. She attended Webb Elementary & High School in McKenzie. After high school, she married a man by the name of Fred Rogers in 1939, at her tender age of 16. Fred met and fell in love with that beautiful girl when she was only 14. He begged her parents for her hand in marriage, but they said he'll have to wait until she was at least 16. After 2 years of marriage to Fred, she had her first child in 1941, at the age of 18, and their second in 1942, at the age of 19. They then moved from Tennessee to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1943. Their union produced 6 children. Mae Helen, (twin of another girl who only lived for a day), Virginia Lee, (deceased at age 2 1/2), Nora Maxcine, Eugene, and Fredie Carl. Their first child Mae Helen, married Presley Shaw and they had 1 child, Terry Glenn Shaw. Terry was 5 years old when his mother Mae Helen passed away at age 26, so Fred and Lizzie raised Terry to adulthood. Fred departed this life in 1998 short of 60 years of marriage. Soon after moving to Milwaukee, Lizzie and Fred were united with Mt. Zion Baptist Church around the end of 1943. Lizzie remained a member of that church for the rest of her life and sung in the Gospel Chorus from 1943 until 2008. During her 65 years in the choir, she held the offices of Secretary and President for a while. She was very loyal to her church. In the year of 1964, Lizzie went back to school to further her education. She then worked for the M~lwaukee Public School System from 1969 until she retired in 1990. She started as a Teacher's Assistant 'at Maple Tree Elementary School, then on to 'another Teacher's Assistant and Office Secretary at Rufus King High School, and later a 2nd grade Substitute Teacher at Emerson Elementary School. She retired at the age of 67. Lizzie was quite the caregiver. She assisted her parents in raising her remaining siblings during her teenage years because her two elder siblings got sick and passed away from tuberculosis . . She always volunteered to help the sick, always gave to charities, (especially Food for the Poor, and Animal Shelters). She always helped those with financial support although she really couldn't afford it. She always had a very positive attitude, even in hard times, and always looked for the good in everything. Of her many talents, she was an excellent cook, seamstress, singer, and decorator. Her hobbies were gardening, crocheting, and quilting. She enjoyed playing cards and bingo, doing jigsaw puzzles, and dancing. Of her character, she was extremely honest, forgiving, and really loved to laugh! (Lizzie had a robust laugh like none other) She was full of wisdom. People often asked her for advice. To know Lizzie was to love her. She was always such a joy to be around, and was the BEST at everything she did. For the last 6 years of her life; she resided at Kindred Hearts Assisted Living in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. Lizzie departed this life on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at 3: 15 A.M. at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital. She always said "I want to live to be' 100 years old ... but I want to know that I'm 100." Well, she left us 7 years shy of 100, and we thank God for allowing her to be on this earth doing wonderful things for 93 years. She leaves to cherish her memory: one daughter, Nora Dallas (James); two Sons, Eugene Rogers and Fredie Rogers; eleven grandchildren, Terry Shaw (Sharon), Candace,. Rodney, Regina Ragland (Dwight), Jason, Wade, Clint, Nicole, Jolesa, Alexander and Nyah, twenty-seven great-grandchildren; one niece, Fairene Simmons; one nephew, Walter Humphrey; one great-niece, Marlena Christian; one great-nephew, Marlon Dickens; and a large host of personal friends and church members.

Mrs. Lizzie L. Rogers

February 20, 1923 - June 19, 2016