Eletha Alpha Thompson Rogers was born April 27, 1895 at Swift, Tennessee. She passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday March 7, 1962, after suffering a heart attack at her home in Carnegie, Oklahoma. She was one of fourteen children. She moved with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Newton Thompson from Tennessee to Missouri and in 1907 the family moved to Oklahoma. On August 27, 1916 she was married to Oscar Ezra Rogers. Eight children were born to them.

Early in life she was converted and at the time of her death she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Carnegie, Oklahoma.

Mrs. Rogers, who was in a car wreck about two and a half years ago in Hayti, Missouri, apparently had been in better health recently than at any time since the wreck.

She is survived by Four sons, Lewis and wife Louise of Colony, Oklahoma, O.E. of Torrance, California, J.W.and wife Pat of Wilmington, California, and Forrest Gene of Apache, Oklahoma.

Three daughters, Velma Phyillaier and husband Paul of Carnegie, Oklahoma, Ima Lois Mott and husband Gordon of Las Alamos, New Mexico, and Thelma Modene Taylor and husband Edsel of Eakly, Oklahoma.

Three brothers, Blaine Thompson of Lockney, Texas, Jesse Thompson of Los Angeles, California and Wayne Thompson of Hayti, Missouri.

Four sisters, Myrtle Barnes and Mary Thompson Webster of Steele, Missouri, Flora Shields of Chickasha, Oklahoma and McKinley Sullavan and husband Elton of Eakly, Oklahoma.
He is also survived by thirteen grandchildren and other relatives.

Services were held at 2:30pm Sunday March 11, 1962 at the First Baptist Church in Carnegie, Oklahoma, with Rev. W.F. Crow and Rev. Garland Howard officiating.

Pallbearers were Orbie Wilburn, Ralph Burton, C.B. Sims, Oral Buie, Dale Brogan and Volon Montgomery.

Services were conducted by Hartronft Funeral Home