General Information

Birth
12 MAY 1898
Japton, Madison County, Arkansas
Death
29 SEP 1955
Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
Burial
Groseclos Cemetery, Madison County, Japton, Arkansas

Notes

The Madison County Record

Huntsville, AR

6 Oct 1955

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Brashears Funeral Chapel for William Thomas Rogers, aged 57, who passed away at his home here in Huntsville, September 29, after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Rogers was a victim of cancer.

He was born May 2, 1898, near Japton, the son of J. J. and Sarah Nelson Rogers. He was married to the former Miss Zola McChristian of Japton. To this union were born two children. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Besides his wife, the deceased is survived by: one son, Kennan Wayne of the home; one daughter, Mary Ruth Rogers, of Fayetteville; three brothers, Fred Rogers of Fayetteville, Scott Rogers, Durham, and Miles Rogers of Japton: four sisters, Mrs. John Spurlock, Mrs. Searles Johnson, and Mrs. Nolan Harriman of Japton and Mrs. Nettie Hogg of Fayetteville.

Justin Garrett, Church of Christ minister conducted the funeral service with burial in the Grose cemetery under the direction of the Brashears Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were Junior Cline, Wayne Cline, Jim Hargis, Bob Gage, Harley Phillips, and Harley Gilliam.

Parents

Jacob James Jake Rogers
- Father
1866 - 1945
Birth
5 NOV 1866
Japton, Madison County, Arkansas
Death
4 DEC 1945
Elkins, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Groseclos Cemetery, Madison County, Japton, Arkansas
Sarah Winnie Jane Taylor Nelson
- Mother
1871 - 1942
Birth
2 APR 1871
Benton County, Arkansas
Death
19 APR 1942
Japton, Madison County, Arkansas
Burial
Groseclos Cemetery, Madison County, Japton, Arkansas