Jimmie Rodgers

Members of the Jimmie Rodgers Foundation are preparing for the anniversary of the legendary singer's death.A ceremony will be held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery at Bonita in Meridian. The public is invited to attend, and show appreciation for the life and legacy of Rogers who is known across the world. Jimmie Rodgers was born September 8, 1897 and died May 26, 1933.A wreath laying ceremony has been held every year since the mid-1950's to commemorate his death.