Obituary in The Banner, Dec. 3, 1906

The angel of death claimed Mrs. S.A.P. Rogers at her home near Leeville Tuesday night. She had lived a long and useful Christian life and suffered quietly and without murmur for years. She was the wife of Col. Asa Graves Rogers and the mother of Hon. Benjamin Duggan Rogers of Lebanon, Dr. J.A. Rogers, Mrs. Frazier Cochrane and Mrs Jonas Jackson of Leeville. A pure Christian woman has gone to meet her reward and the pearly gates have swung open wide to receive her sainted soul. Mrs. Rogers was a devoted wife, a loving mother and her life was devoted to home and the teachings of Christ. To the bereaved, The Banner extends its sympathy.

Three of her sons were in the Confederate Army, one was imprisoned, one wounded, but all reached home to safety at last. The cause of the Confederacy was sacred to her and she endured the hardships and terrors of that time with remarkable fortitude. During the war, the family slaves stayed loyal to their master. At its close, when all had finally gone away, one (Old Uncle Mort) always returned to his old master and mistress, holding them in the highest affection and at last when his master had grown helpless by age and disease, he came back to be with him and cared for him till the end came.

Also, she left two brothers. Dr. M.M. Chandler of Texas and Rev. James Chandler of the Louisville Conference. Funeral Services were conducted by Dr. D.C. Kelley and the Rev. Mr. Ensor, her pastor.

WRITTEN BY BENJAMIN DUGGAN ROGERS, SON OF SARAH ANN PAULINA (CHANDLER) ROGERS:
"I am an old man and have known many women, but my Grandmother, Elizabeth Avery Chandler, my mother, Sarah Ann Paulina Rogers, and my aunt were the most remarkable women in some respects I have ever known. They had red blood and temper and plenty of faith but were so evenly balanced and thoroughly trained that neither of them were ever known to fly into a passion, or offer a hasty criticism of any one of their actions. Their motto was "Charity" and they practiced it."