Sadie Lee Rogers

Ms. Sadie Nettles Rogers Graham, age 86, passed peacefully from this earth into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the evening of Sunday, June 13, 2021 at Southeast Georgia Health System in St. Marys, GA, surrounded by her loving family.

Ms. Graham was born on November 2, 1934, in Grover, SC, to the late Lawrence (Barney) and Rosa Lee (Carson) Nettles.

Ms. Graham and her husband (Eldon Rogers, aka “Koolaide”) who preceded her in death in 1976, moved to St. Marys in 1957. She was a faithful member and original founding family of New Hope Baptist Church until she remarried and moved to Florida in 1978. Upon the death of her second husband, Paul Graham, she returned to St. Marys in 1996. She resided in St. Marys until her death. She was a faithful member of Victory Baptist Church for many years.

Ms. Graham is survived by her children, Allen (Laura) Rogers and Darlene Ellis, all of St. Marys; Debbie (William) Butt of Beaufort, SC; her grandchildren, Dana Rogers Flanagan, Rachael Rogers Brooks, Evan Rogers, Allen Butt, David Butt, and Michael Ellis; her 4 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren; her aunt, Thelma Carson Dixon of Columbus, OH; 2 sisters, Frances Lowder, St. George, SC, Doris Nettles, Cordova, SC, and brother, Tommy (Kathy) Nettles, Lexington, SC, along with numerous beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins. Ms. Graham was preceded in death by her siblings, Oscar Nettles (infant); sister, Beatrice Nettles Martin, and brothers, Herbert, Mack, Howard, and JD Nettles.

A private memorial service will be held by the family in Sampson Co., NC, where she will join her first husband, Eldon Rogers of the late Allie Rogers and Hattie Mathis Rogers, for earthly rest.