Gladys Rodgers Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gladys Rodgers (Corapeake, North Carolina), who passed away on April 17, 2026 at the age of 97. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gladys Rodgers to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Gladys farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Gladys is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter Jenkins and Katie Jenkins of Gates County; and her husband George W. Rodgers, Jr.. She is survived by: her children, Carolyn Fleetwood of Charlotte, NC, Katie Carter (late Norman) of Suffolk, VA, George W. "Butch" Rodgers, III (Katrina) of Suffolk, VA, Junious, Bubba, Rodgers (Venia) of Philadelphia, PA, Mary Catherine "Cat" Edmond (Clyde) of Suffolk, VA and Roy Rodgers of Suffolk, VA. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 30 great- grandchildren, 23 great-great grandchildren and a host of family and friends.
