Winifred Abernathy Rodgers Obituary (1928 - 2012)

Funeral service for Winifred "Abbie" Abernathy Rodgers, 84, will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 13, 2012, at St. Helena Episcopal Church, Beaufort, with burial in the church cemetery. A reception will be held immediately following the service in the parish hall. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2012, at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia and from 5 until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Anderson Funeral Home, Beaufort. Mrs. Rodgers died Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Born on July 3, 1928 in Birmingham, Ala., she was a daughter of the late John Linford Abernathy and Margrette Juanita Crotwell Abernathy Braden and Alton Braden. She was a graduate of Samford University in 1952 where she obtained a degree in nutrition. Mrs. Rodgers worked at Beaufort Memorial Hospital as a Dietician for over 40 years. She was a member of Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church of Lexington and a former member of St. Helena Episcopal Church of Beaufort. Surviving are daughters, Winifred Rodgers of Irmo, Mary King of West Jefferson, N.C., Sarah Graham, Victoria Tracy, both of Beaufort; sons, Burt Rodgers, Motte Rodgers, both of Beaufort; step-mother, Olga Braden of Hueytown, Ala.; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; step-sisters, Vanessa Odom of Grapevine, Tex., Judy Odom of Jacksonville, Fla., Becky Nicholson of McCalla, Ala. And step-brother, Martin Odom of Hueytown, Ala. In addition to her husband, Edward Motte Rodgers, and her parents, she was predeceased by brother, John Linford Abernathy, Jr. and granddaughter, Colette Donna Eley. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 7021 St. Andrews Road, Suite 100A, Columbia SC 29212.