Mildred Tate Rogers, 98 of Vincennes, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Lodge of the Wabash. Mildred was born in Pike County, Indiana August 14, 1919 the daughter of Edgar and Clara (Morton) Tate.
She graduated from Otwell High School and moved to Vincennes in 1941. She married Charles Rogers July 8, 1942. She was employed by Indiana Employment Security Division.
Mildred spent many years researching her family history and published a book on the Morton-Tate family. She enjoyed quilting and taught many neighborhood children how to quilt. She met Red Skelton and received his autograph on one of her quilts. She was a member of Community United Methodist Church.
Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Margaret Wiggs, husband, Charles in 1991 and their only daughter, Karen Linda in 1964 at the age of nine with cystic fibrosis.
Mildred is survived by nephews, Gene Wiggs and his wife Peggy of Middletown, OH, Carl Wiggs and his wife Denise of St. Charles IL, Ray Wiggs of Champaign, IL and great nephews David and Daniel Wiggs.
Visitation will be held at Goodwin Funeral Home from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm on Friday, March 23, 2018. Funeral Services will follow at 1:00 pm with Rev. Ray Tromley officiating. Private interment services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to Mildred’s family and friends at www.goodwinfamilyfh.com. Memorial contributions may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, 520 S. 7th Street, Vincennes, IN 47591 or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Goodwin Funeral Home, 524 Broadway, Vincennes, IN is honored to assist Mildred’s family with arrangements.