Leila Katherine Rogers

Mrs. Leila D. Rogers passed away on March 21, 2015 after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, she retired with over 30 years of service to the Knox County school system where she worked as a teacher and librarian. Leila was a graduate of Maryville College. Leila shared her love of reading, gardening, quilting, and crocheting with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years Ed Rogers and her sister Evelyn Herman. Leila is survived by a large extended family: brother, Orion Ambrister; sister, Beatrice Rogers; children, Lawrence DeForrest, John (Patty) DeForrest, Jeannine (Tim) Pickrell; grandchildren, Matthew DeForrest, Alex DeForrest, Holly Braid, Jessica McAfee, and Megan Huffaker; great-grandchildren, Laila McAfee, Kolbie McAfee, and Leilah Huffaker; and extended family, Mary LeQuire, Garrett Wells, and Breanna Smith. Memorials may be sent to: Maryville College, American Heart, or American Cancer Society. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 3p.m. in the Berry Highland South Cemetery. Arrangement and interment entrusted to Berry Highland South Funeral Home of Knoxville, Tennessee. www.highlandmemorialsouth.com.