Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on her 25th birthday, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at Providence Baptist Church for Miss Anna-Grace Rogers, 24, of Gore Springs, who died on Sunday, Aug. 20, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Panola County. Burial followed in Gore Springs Cemetery. Dr. Joey Faulk officiated.
Anna-Grace was born on Aug. 25, 1998, in Grenada, the daughter of Johnny and Angel Rice Rogers. She was a graduate of Grenada High School and Holmes Community College. Anna-Grace was a standout softball player from an early age and continued on to play with Grenada High where she built so many friendships. She was currently enrolled in the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program at Mississippi State University with hopes of becoming a veterinarian.
Anna-Grace immensely enjoyed her job as a vet tech at Veterinary Associates in Grenada where she was deeply loved by both the animals and those she worked with. She also worked at the Kennel Club in both Grenada and Batesville for many years where she developed long-lasting friendships with her co-workers and her customers. Anna-Grace possessed a larger-than-life presence in any room she entered. She was such a sweet soul and everyone she met was drawn to her magnetic personality and unforgettable smile. She will be missed for many years to come by all who knew and loved her.
Her grandfather, Johnny Rogers; great grandmother, Stella McNeal; great uncle, Randy Rice, and her faithful Pomeranian companion, Tucker, preceded Anna-Grace in death.
Survivors include, her mother, Angel Rice Rogers (Lamine Khima) of Gore Springs; father, Johnny Rogers of Blue Springs; brother, Tripp Rogers (Leigh Ellen) of Gore Springs; grandparents, Wade and Dot Rice of Elliott and Yvonne Rogers of Grenada; aunts, Sandi Woods of Grenada and Tammy Huddleston (Garth) of Duck Hill; uncles, Steve Rice (Michelle) of Gore Springs, Mike Rice (Kim) of Duck Hill, Scott Rogers (Johnna) of Grenada and Scott Woods of Grenada; a host of cousins and friends that she loved like family and her two beloved dogs, Callie and Chi-Chi.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
