Elsie E. (Phillip) Cadogan

Elsie E. Phillip Cadogan, age 96, beloved wife to the late Ralph Cadogan, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Sumter East Health and Rehab.

Elsie was born in Dow Village, Trinidad, West Indies, a daughter of the late James Phillip and the late Lucien Noel. She emigrated to the United States from Trinidad in 1967, she worked at several boutiques, was proprietor of Elsie’s Place, and spent many years sharing her gifts as a talented seamstress. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great‑grandmother, sister, and friend whose warmth touched every life she encountered. Her presence will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her, including her church families both in New York and in Sumter.

Left behind to cherish her memory are her sons; Patrick Cadogan, Russell (Talib) Cadogan and his wife Meg, Kurt Cadogan and his wife Nakia, her daughters; Jennifer Cadogan, Sharon Jordan and her husband David, eight grandchildren; Cory Grayson, Jessica Jordan, Kortney Grayson, Kurt Cadogan, Jr., Stephanie Jordan, Jewel Cadogan, Indigo Cadogan, and J’Dyn Dansby, and eight great-grandchildren; Kur’ron, Brooklyn, Kurina, Kaylin, Jade, Kaiden, Sydney and Karter.

In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by her son, Alvin Cadogan, her brothers; Evon Wharwood and Henry Phillip, her sisters; Hilda Gilbert, Madonna Charles, and Wilnona Phillip.  

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 11:00 am at Bullock Funeral Home Chapel.

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