1935

Emily Brown was born about 1935 in South Carolina, USA a child of Eddie Edward Brown and Isleen Lyons Brown. S

1940

Emily G Brown was counted in the census on 05 Apr 1940 in Sycamore, Allendale, South Carolina, USA, as a 5-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home were; her father, Eddie E Brown; her mother Isleen L Brown; and her siblings; Fannie L Brown and Billy E Brown.

1950

Emily Brown was counted in the census on 06 Apr 1950 in Fairfax, Allendale, South Carolina, USA, as a 15-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home were; her father, Eddie E Brown; her mother Ideen L Brown; and her siblings; Fannie Brown and Billy Brown.

1965

When she was 30, she married L. Thurman Rodgers about 1965.

2025

She died on 17 Feb 2025.

Emily Rodgers Obituary

“Well done, good and faithful servant…!”   Matthew 25:23

Emily Brown Rodgers went to heaven on Monday, February 17, 2025.  She was married to L. Thurman Rodgers for 60 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Isleen Brown, her brother, Billy Brown, her sister, Fannie Stone, and her grandson, Robert Mann.

Emily has two daughters, Randa Mann (David) of Elgin, and Twila Cox (Chris) of Fort Worth, Texas; ten grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

She attended Coker College and earned a degree in Religious Education from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  After many years as a Minister of Youth and Music in various churches, she went back to school to become a nurse.   After retiring from nursing, she and Thurman volunteered with Disaster Relief. They went on several mission trips, both domestically and internationally.  Emily was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church.

The family will hold a memorial service in late April.  Memorials may be made to Cedar Creek Baptist Church, 1920 Cedar Creek Road, Blythewood, SC 29016.

Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel, is assisting the family.