1922
Evelyn
2015
Evelyn Grace Rodgers
June 22, 1922 — December 31, 2015
Evelyn Arthur Rodgers was born June 22, 1922 in New Orleans and passed away on December 31, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin T. Arthur and Magdelene Scarovitch Arthur of New Orleans.
She attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Slidell High School, where she was the editor of the high school newspaper.
She attended LSU and the University of Chicago where she received her real estate broker's license with Merrill Lynch. While in Chicago, she took an active part in the Billy Graham Crusade. She also worked with the National Youth Administration of New Orleans.
She was secretary to J.E. Walters at Prestressed Concrete and secretary to the Director of the New Orleans Aviation Board.
She was president of the Arts Council in St. Tammany Parish, a gifted artist, model, and active in the Little Theater. She and her husband, Dr. William T. Rodgers, were members of several square dance organizations.
She had one sister, Dolly Arthur Dimitry, in New Orleans.
A special thanks goes out to her caregivers, Bobbie Ferguson and Gloria Broome.
The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 4, 2016 at Biloxi National Cemetery.
RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Road, Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.
Memories may be shared at www.riemannfamily.com
She attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Slidell High School, where she was the editor of the high school newspaper.
She attended LSU and the University of Chicago where she received her real estate broker's license with Merrill Lynch. While in Chicago, she took an active part in the Billy Graham Crusade. She also worked with the National Youth Administration of New Orleans.
She was secretary to J.E. Walters at Prestressed Concrete and secretary to the Director of the New Orleans Aviation Board.
She was president of the Arts Council in St. Tammany Parish, a gifted artist, model, and active in the Little Theater. She and her husband, Dr. William T. Rodgers, were members of several square dance organizations.
She had one sister, Dolly Arthur Dimitry, in New Orleans.
A special thanks goes out to her caregivers, Bobbie Ferguson and Gloria Broome.
The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 4, 2016 at Biloxi National Cemetery.
RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 274 Beauvoir Road, Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.
Memories may be shared at www.riemannfamily.com
Interment
Biloxi National Cemetery 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi, MS, 39531
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