Peggy Jean (Bull) Rogers

Peggy was born in San Antonio, Texas, on January 6, 1932, to Edwin Lawrence Bull and Lorena Eason Bull. When she was an infant, her family moved to Houston, Texas, where her father worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad before, during, and after World War II. There, she made lifelong friends (self-dubbed the “Hubba Hubba Clubba”) at Lamar High School. She went on to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where she joined the Delta Gamma sorority—an affiliation that meant much to her for the rest of her life.

She was married to Lloyd Longmire from 1951 to 1963. Son Dale was born in 1957, and daughter Kimberly in 1960. While living in Austin, Peggy held several jobs that she enjoyed, from a newspaper route in a poor part of town to a bookkeeping job at an innovative modernist architectural firm, Fabricon, which inspired her enduring love of mid-century furniture and architecture. She remembered rushing to the Austin airport and parking next to a runway to hand blueprints over a chain-link fence so they could be flown out that night.

In the mid-1960s, while living in Corpus Christi, Peggy went on a blind date with Luther Franklin “Frank” Rogers—a date that had been urged for some time by fellow Delta Gamma Barbara Owens and her husband, Harry, who worked with Frank. Peggy and Frank were married in Barbara and Harry’s home on June 25, 1966. Daughter Roseanne was born in 1967 and twins Kathryn and Daniel in 1969. Peggy and Frank lived in Texas and then Louisiana and enjoyed a long and happy marriage. They attended numerous cultural events, concerts, history roundtables, and Mardi Gras parades; hosted annual summer and Thanksgiving family vacations in Florida; and celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2016, a few months before Frank passed away.

Peggy expressed her love of her family and community especially through service. She was a homemaker, a volunteer at her children’s schools, a soccer mom, and a Girl Scout cookie mother. For 53 years, she was member and pillar of Aurora United Methodist Church, where she was, at various times, a Sunday school and confirmation class teacher, Director of Christian Education, Altar Guild member, and an Administrative Board member. Many of her strong friendships were forged at Aurora.

She was also a member and officer of the Delta Gamma New Orleans Alumnae Chapter and the Panhellenic Council. As part of Delta Gamma’s Service for Sight, she provided free vision screening to thousands of very young schoolchildren, helping many families discover and correct childhood vision problems early.

For decades, she enjoyed being part of the New Orleans Geological Auxiliary along with some of her closest friends and birthday buddies. Peggy also served on the Crescent City Needlework Guild, the New Orleans Opera Guild, and as a member of Amici: Friends of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She volunteered as a docent at the New Orleans Museum of Art for several years and as a textile preservationist at the New Orleans Presbytère Museum, often working on displays of centuries-old gowns, uniforms, and flags.

Peggy was an artist and a stitcher who made many crafts and quilts, including Herculaneum Revisited: Thank You Mr. Getty, a king-sized quilt based on a first-century Roman floor in the Getty Villa; the quilt was showcased at an exhibit in the New Orleans Museum of Art and at international quilt festivals.

Peggy was predeceased by her parents, Edwin Lawrence Bull and Lorena Eason Bull; her brother-in-law Louis Rogers; and her beloved husband, Frank Rogers. She is survived by her children: Dale Longmire, Kim Terry (Mike), Roseanne Rogers Guerra (Stephen), Kathryn Rogers (Michael), and Daniel Rogers (Maureen); grandchildren Jade Terry, Alex and Robin Guerra, and Benjamin Neibergall; great-grandchild Lily Heidenreich; sister-in-law Shirley Rogers, nephew Larry Rogers, niece Dana Loomis, and great-niece Abby Loomis; and many treasured friends.

Peggy was grateful to her network of support—her children, Amy Longmire, and neighborhood and church friends—who helped her fulfill her wish to live independently in her own home. Peggy’s family particularly wishes to thank Stephanie and Milissa Calderaro, Mary Walther, Carol Strickland, Christa Lee, and Shelby Orticke for everything they did for her.

Peggy got a kick out of watching Saints and LSU games and discussing them afterward. She was a raconteur who enjoyed a good story well told. She was known to quote John 13:34, “Love one another,” often (especially years ago, when her young children were squabbling). It’s good advice. She was a gentle soul and will be dearly missed.

A memorial service will be held Friday, May 16, 2025 at 10:00AM at Aurora United Methodist Church, 3300 Eton Street, in New Orleans. She will later be interred privately at Lake Lawn Cemetery.

The family welcomes donations to Aurora United Methodist Church in Algiers (auroraumc.org) in celebration of Peggy’s life.

To view and sign the online guest book, please visit lakelawnmetairie.com