Marjorie Jaqua Rodgers

Marjorie Hageman Jaqua Rodgers, 83, formerly of Amherst, Massachusetts, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at Universal Health Care of Fletcher after a long illness. Born in Muncie, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late George and Evelyn Jaqua of Winchester, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, George Gilling Rodgers and her daughter, Elizabeth Rodgers Moyer. A brother, William, died in childhood. Mrs. Rodgers graduated from Emma Willard School, attended Smith College and received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She received a Masters Degree in counseling from the University of Southern Maine. Mrs. Rodgers was a member of the admissions staff at U-Mass Amherst for many years and retired from the University of Southern Maine in Portland where she was an associate in the admissions office, concentrating in transfer admissions. She was well-known in several professional organizations in New England, including the National Student Exchange and NEACRAO. She leaves a daughter; Dr. Anne T. Rodgers of Hendersonville, NC; two granddaughters, Courtney Anne Moyer of Brighton, Massachusetts, and Kristin Elizabeth Moyer of Pelham, Massachusetts; a sister, Anne J. Taylor of Brevard, NC; brother, Edwin S. Jaqua of Corrales, NM and her devoted son-in-law, Ronald E. Moyer of Pelham, MA, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Davidson River Presbyterian Church in Brevard, NC. Burial will be at a later date in Pine Grove Cemetery in Leicester, Massachusetts. Memorials may be made to Calvary Episcopal Church, PO Box 187, Fletcher, NC 28732 ; Davidson River Presbyterian Church, 300 East Main St., Brevard, NC 28712; Alzheimer's Association, 31 College Place, Asheville, NC 28801 or Four Seasons Hospice PO Box 2395, Hendersonville, NC 28792. The memorial register may be signed online at "Obituaries" at grocefuneralhome.com.