Emma Rogister

Emma C. Rogister WINDSOR - Emma Cobb Griffin Rogister, 92, passed away Sept. 12, 2010 at Consulate Health Care in Windsor. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Madison and Pearl Barrett Cobb. She was predeceased by her husbands, Douglas B. Griffin and Robert E. Rogister; daughter, Rose M. Shea; two grandchildren; and several brothers and sisters. Mrs. Rogister was a member of First Baptist Church of Suffolk. She is survived by her daughter, Shirley G. Carr and husband Lawrence of Zuni, Va.; son, John R. Griffin and wife Faye of Daytona Beach, Fla.; grandsons, Robert and Thomas Carr and Robbie and Mark Griffin and their wives; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; brother, R. Costen Cobb of Zuni; sister, Kathryn Jenkins and her husband Julian of Carrsville; two sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, by the Rev. Douglas L. Van Niel in Windsor Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home and Crematory, 509 W. Washington St., Suffolk, VA 23434, today, Sept. 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Condolences may be registered at www.rwbakerfh.com. The family would like to thank Heartland Hospice and Consulate Health Care for their compassionate care.