Amie Jean (Lamb) Rodgers

Amie Jean (Lamb) Rodgers, 85, of Linton, passed away at 3:36 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2023 in Deaconess Gateway Hospital after a short illness.

Amie was born December 3, 1937 to James Leslie Lamb and Rosie Myrtle (Laws) Lamb in Duluth, Ky.. She is a native of Madison County, Ky. where she enjoyed playing in Red Lick Creek as a little girl. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Frank William Rodgers Sr.; son, Frank William Rodgers Jr.; her father and mother; three sisters, Ollie Mae Eversole, Betty Golden and Myrtle Faye Godby; two brothers, Raymond Rogers and John Douglas McKinney.

She is survived by her daughter and three grandchildren, including Blake William Rodgers of Indianapolis and Sarah Ruth Rodgers Walker of Los Angeles, Calif.; one great-grandson, Elliott Rivers Walker of Chicago, Ill.; sister, Freda Lamb of Winchester, Ky,; brother, Howard (Kathy) Lamb and several nieces and nephews.

Amie Jean attended Berea Foundation High School of Berea College in Berea, Ky.. Jean remained a dear friend to many of her Berea Foundation classmates. She received a degree in nursing at Vincennes University in Vincennes. She worked at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for most of her nursing career and retired from nursing in the mid-90s.

Amie (Jean) was married to Reverend Frank Rodgers on June 30, 1957 at the Danforth Chapel of Berea College in Berea, Ky.. As a minister’s wife, Amie supported Frank’s calling in several Indiana and Illinois churches, including Vicksburg Baptist Church in Vicksburg, First Baptist Church of Amo and First Baptist Church of Montpelier. Amie spent her last days enjoying new friends and fellowship at Autumn Trace Assisted Living in Linton.

Arrangements are entrusted to Michael W. Cox, Cox Funeral Home; 218 South Meridian Street in Jasonville. Visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the funeral home. Private family services are following the visitation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Amie to the Friendly Grove Cemetery Fund. Envelopes are available at the funeral home,

Interment will be at Friendly Grove Cemetery in Lewis.