Lelia Louise Rodgers, 82, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 8:45 a.m. Louise Rodgers, as she was affectionately known, was born on the fifteenth day of January, 1922 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parrish, Louisiana. She was the youngest of three children born to Emma Carolyne Klewue and Charles William DeJean. She attended St. Charles Academy in Lake Charles where she graduated in 1939 with honors. Shortly after graduation she moved to Beaumont, where she lived until the year 1997. It was then that her journeys of life lead her to Lumberton where she resided until her death. She was a devoted wife and loving mother. She also was a retired employee of the Jefferson County Courthouse where she worked for twenty years.
Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 19, 2004 at Magnolia Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the mortuary.
She is survived by her loving husband of fifty-seven years, Bill G. Rodgers; son, Robert M. “Bob” Rodgers and his wife, Carrie Janette “Jan” Rodgers. She was preceded in death by her first-born son, Billy Gene Rodgers, Jr., who passed away in 1972.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 440 North 18th Street, Beaumont, TX 77707.
