Mildred Aldene Rogers

Mildred Aldene Rogers, 96, died peacefully in Blacksburg on April 15, 2011. The daughter of Benjamin and Maxine Bell, she was born on a homestead near Cut Bank, Montana, on August 2, 1914. At the age of nine, she moved with her family to Pullman, Washington, where she lived until after graduating from Washington State University. She was a high school teacher prior to her marriage to Joseph (Joe) B. Rogers in 1939, and later was a secretary and administrative assistant at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. She was married to Joe for 45 years until his death in November 1984. In 2002, she moved to Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg and married her former college sweetheart Dewitt (Mickey) Maguire, who passed away in 2008. Mildred is survived by her daughter Beverly Horsley and husband Sam; her son Robert Rogers and wife Cosby; and her daughter-in-law Marilyn Rogers, whose husband Kenneth Rogers died April 10, 2000. Surviving grandchildren are Rebecca Johnston, Laura Horsley, Jennifer Dize, Sarah Rogers, and Wendy Wade. She is also survived by great-grandchildren Tanner, Haley, and Garrett Johnston; Riley and Jason Dize; and Mona and Nura Olson Rogers. Mildred's life is detailed in Simply Mildred (www.simplymildred.com), written by Rebecca Johnston and designed by Wendy Wade. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in her memory to Warm Hearth Foundation,2607 Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, Va. 24060 or to the Blacksburg United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 931, Blacksburg, Va. 24063. A memorial service will be held at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18. The graveside service will be at the National Memorial Park in Falls Church, VA at 2:00 p.m. on April 22.