December 12, 1946 – April 22, 2026

79 • Columbus, GA

Charlotte Jacobs Vogel of Columbus, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, at the age of 79. She had moved to Columbus just nine months earlier to be with her daughter after losing her husband.

She was born on December 12, 1946, in Rome, GA, to Estelle Williams Jacobs and Jesse Porter Jacobs. She was the beloved wife of her Kindergarten Friend, High School Sweetheart and husband of 59 years, Vernon Leslie Vogel Jr. who preceded her in death in July 2025.

Charlotte grew up in Rockmart and graduated from Rockmart High School. She attended Shorter College in Rome, Georgia. After college, she went on to teach high school and college students Chemistry and Physics for 38 years. She was known as the traveling science teacher for Mercer University teaching at many of their satellite campuses for 20 years. Her most memorable experiences were those at Arlington and St. Pius X Catholic High School.

Charlotte loved nature, adventure and learning. Her favorite place to travel to was the beach and her preferred way to travel was without a full plan. When it came to learning she enjoyed learning about other people, as well as, about science, space and even language in her later years. Besides long conversations with her best friend, she could be found sewing, reading, or playing the piano. Honestly, there was nothing she couldn’t learn to do and do exceptionally.

Charlotte is survived by her children Stacey Coody (David) of Stone Mountain, GA; Les Vogel III (Neela) of Tucker, GA; and Kate Vogel (Mike) of Columbus, GA; her grandchildren Matthew Coody (Chaney) of Loganville, GA; Chandler Coody (Grace Caroline) of Stone Mountain, GA; Austin Coody (Sarah) of Tucker, GA; Liesel McCray of Columbus, GA; Les Vogel of Tucker, GA; Charlie Vogel of Tucker, GA; Fiona McCray of Columbus, GA; and Henry Vogel of Tucker, GA; her two sisters-in-law Becky Wheeler (PD) of Centre, Alabama; and Anna Hook (Neil) of Carrollton, GA; her adopted dad Jim West, her adopted children Chuck (Joy) West and David (Cathy) West; her adopted grandchildren Brittany (Bramblett) Day and Jaime (Mathew) Monroe; and her best friend in the entire world Dannette Cantrell. She is preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Leslie Vogel Jr., her father Jesse Porter Jacobs, and her mother Estelle Williams Jacobs of Rockmart, GA.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 4th, 2026, at 10:00am at The Church of the Holy Family Catholic Church of Columbus, GA., rosary at 9:30 am. The family will have a private interment that afternoon at Rosehill Cemetery in Rockmart, GA.

In lieu of flowers, the family has chosen to establish an endowed scholarship in Charlotte’s memory. Information on how to contribute will be available on the St. Pius X Catholic High School Endowment Fund website (Endowment Fund – St. Pius X Catholic High School). Once the fund is established in the coming weeks, please look for the name “Charlotte Jacobs Vogel” and select “Donate to this scholarship.”