1925 - 2009 (83 years)
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Name |
Douglas Lee Rogers [1] |
Birth |
26 Sep 1925 |
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
3 Jul 2009 |
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama [1] |
Burial |
Roselawn Gardens of Memory, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama [1] |
Notes |
- Obituary, as copied from his FindAGrave memorial page created by FH Terry:
Funeral for Douglas Lee Rogers, 83, of Decatur will be Monday, July 6, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David Rollins officiating and Roselawn Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church.
Mr. Rogers, who died Friday, July 3, 2009, was born Sept. 26, 1925, in Decatur to John Tifford Rogers and Minnie Lee Rogers. He was retired from Rankin Insurance, where he was an account executive for 40 years. He was a lifetime resident of Decatur and graduated from Riverside High School. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy aboard the USS George E Davis. He was a life-time member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a 50-year member of the Rising Sun Lodge No 29 and served as a past master of the lodge. He was also a member of the York Rite Bodies of Decatur, where he received the Knights of the York Cross honor; and was a member of the Cahaba Shrine Club and Decatur Shrine Club, where he was a past president. He was also a member of Mary Lou Dancy No 320 Order of the Eastern Star. He was also a member of the American Legion Post No 15 and the Decatur Lions Club. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 1/2 years, Audrey McLemore Rogers and brother, Tifford Rogers.
Survivors include two daughters, Dianne Stephenson and husband, Billy, of Decatur and Phyllis R Galen and husband, Clark, of Sarasota, Fla; grandchildren, Shane Stephenson of Madison and fiancee, Jennifer Cantor; and Chana Stephenson; and great-grandchildren, Peyton Stephenson, Grant Stephenson and Dahlia Cantor.
Pallbearers will be Billy Stephenson, Clark Galen, Shane Stephenson, Maurice Means, Bill Cole, Jerry Harrison, George Mills, John Ford and Phillip Watkins.
DECATUR DAILY - July 5, 2009
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Person ID |
I46199 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
2 Sep 2015 |
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Sources |
- [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 39090415 (Reliability: 3).
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