Sylvia Symonette Rodgers

June 16,1931- July 8,2026

Sylvia was born in

Manhattan NY

to James Symonette and Margaret McIntosh

She attended Washington Irving HS

in New York City. After graduation she attended the Historic Foundling

Hospital for Orphans and Abandoned

Children she got her certification as a

“Baby Nurse” & later at nursing school she became an LPN

She met James Earniel who had just left the 82nd Airborne unit of the US Army and had recently finished Barbering School.

They married

on May 16,1953

A year or two later they left Manhattan with their toddler Dawn & moved to the suburbs of

Jamaica, Queens, after buying their first home.

Earniel opened his own

Barber Shop and Sylvia went to work as a labor & delivery room Nurse at Mary Immaculate Hospital.

During this time Sylvia & Earniel opened a

Cab Stand-and a new Barber Shop while raising their older children.

They later moved to Nyack on the Hudson in

Upstate NY. to continue raising their much younger son Casey in a quiet flourishing

community.

Deciding on a new path in1976 they moved to a whole new destination~

Las Vegas, NV

Sylvia worked as a

Co- Director at EOB

Child Resource Center and Earniel who became better known as “Jimmy”

worked in

Customer Relations as a Head Bellman @ The Las Vegas Club

They continued to live & work, in Vegas while adding

Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren to their family.

Earniel (Jimmy)

was the Love of Sylvia’s life and their union lasted 56years until he passed away on

March 1,2009 at the age of 80.

Sylvia lived another 17 years until succumbing to the ravages of

Lewy’s Body Dementia on July8,2026 at the age of 95.

Sylvia leaves behind her LOVING

Daughter & Son in Law~

Dawn & Donnie Fox Sr.

SONS:James (“Toney”)&

Casey Rodgers

5 GRANDCHILDREN who

affectionately referred to their

Grandparents as

Mimi & Popi:

Dara Yorke (H~ Barry) Anthony Rodgers,

Andre Rodgers &

Lacey Rodgers

Sylvia was pre deceased by her beloved Grandson

Donnie Fox Jr.

6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN~

Brooklyn and Barry Yorke, (Dara)

Anthony, Aniyah & Gavin Rodgers (Anthony Sr.)

& the youngest;

Jayden Cooper (Lacey)

She also leaves behind a host of loving

family & devoted friends

in Las Vegas, New York,

Arizona,Atlanta & The Bahamas

Thank You all for your kind words & gestures of

comfort and love.

A Special Thanks for her devoted caregivers from

Compassionate Home Hospice.

(Especially Keith)

We couldn’t have gotten through the last month without you all!

Sylvia Symonette will be cremated her ashes placed in a companion Urn with those of

her Beloved Husband

James Earniel

They will rest together forever being placed in a crèche @ Davis Memorial Park @a future date TBD~

REST IN PEACE

Mimi & Popi

Many Many Thanks to Tiffany & the caring, compassionate &

professional staff at

Davis Funeral Home

for taking such expert care of our

Beloved Mother during such a difficult time.🙏