Judith Ann Meyers Rogers

Judith Ann (Meyers) Rogers was born on March 12, 1935 in Marshallville, Ohio to the late Ralph Lippold Meyers and Frieda Esther Fetzer. The fourth child and only girl, Judy loved learning and being involved in school life and with friends, who remained dear friends throughout her life.  She graduated from Chippewa High School in Doylestown, Ohio in 1953.

Judy was a lifelong pianist, beginning piano lessons in grade school, and was involved in and loved music all her life.  She had a strong personal faith and over the years shared it with others through her music.  She was lifetime member of the Methodist Church, involved with choirs and music ministries.  She enjoyed sharing her talents as a choir director and pianist/organist for Bailey Methodist near her home in Bailey, NC, and at Ephesus Baptist church in nearby Spring Hope, NC.

Her musical talents led her to being involved as an accompanist for students in high school and college levels bands and orchestra, playing for weddings, funerals, and special programs for the community, like local dinner theaters.  She just loved anything that involved music.  Judy worked professionally through the years as a secretary/administrative assistant in many capacities, including as a personal secretary for the president of Indiana State University Evansville, in Indiana.  In her spare time, she loved writing and was a columnist for the Spring Hope Enterprise for many years. 

Judy loved people and had many friends.  Strangers were just people to meet and become friends with.  She loved her family and especially enjoyed having grandchildren and great grandchildren.  She attended a lot of their activities from swim meets, and ballgames to singing and band performances. 

Judy passed on to join her loved ones in Heaven on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.  She will be greatly missed. 

Judy is survived by her daughter, Robin Annette Tiek (Robert), a son, Christopher “Chris” David Rogers (Becky), and daughter, Jill Anne Gutierrez (Eric).  Her grandchildren are:  Megan Palmer (Steve), Daniel Tiek (Colette), Brennan West (Zack), Patrick Snipes (Kathryn), Nicholas “Nick” Rogers (Brooke), and Jesse Rogers, plus 8 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at Bailey Methodist Church on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 2:00pm (located at 12437 Green St., Bailey, NC).  The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 – 2:00pm in the Family Ministries Center in the church.  Following the service, a private family burial will be held.

For those who are unable to attend the service, there will be a livestream link available to view at 2:00 pm on the Bailey Methodist Church Facebook page.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to:

 Dementia Alliance of North Carolina (dementianc.org)        

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Southern Nash Music Boosters (scholarship fund, which helps kids who cannot afford band dues).  Send to:  6446 Southern Nash Hwy. Rd. Bailey, NC  27807  (non-profit tax ID)

Condolences can be made to the family on the Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson, NC website.

The family would like to thank all the special assisted living aides, Hospice, and healthcare workers that helped her family with her care over the last few years.