Services for Bryan Jones Rogers, 83, formerly of Hartsville, were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001, at Chestnut Level Baptist Church at Blairs, Va. Burial followed at Highland Burial Park in Danville, Va., directed by Scott Funeral Home of Chatham, Va.
Mr. Rogers died Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Lutheran Home in Salisbury, N.C., after a long illness. He was a loving husband, devoted father and compassionate friend. He was born in Dry Fork, Va., on March 30, 1918, to the late Munford and Dora Mays Rogers. He graduated from Harvard Military Academy in Chatham, Va. and attended Capital University of Ohio, before joining the United States Army. While serving as the Army Nurse Corps Training Commander in Ft. Devens, Mass., he met his wife, Natalie, an Army nurse from Bangor, Maine.
A dedicated Christian and inspirational leader, Bryan held many different jobs and received numerous awards for outstanding service. He farmed, managed an insurance agency, owned and operated restaurants, and spent 25 years as a regional manager for International Minerals and Chemicals. He also played and managed semi-pro baseball and served as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds for almost 20 years. He moved to Salisbury after spending his early retirement years in Danville, Va., Hartsville and Tampa, Fla.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years. Natalie Stevens Rogers of Trinity Oaks in Salisbury; daughters, Nora Lee Reefe and husband Ed of Boca Grande, Fla., and Linville, N.C.; Kate Smith and husband Frasier of Marietta, Ga.; Betsy Young and husband Greg, of Midlothian, Va.; and Susan Kelley and husband Randy of Charlotte, N.C.; son, Bryan Stuart Rogers of Tampa, Fla.; sisters, Anna Moore of Callands, Va., and Glenn Yates of Danville, Va.; brothers, Aylor Rogers of Blairs, Va., and Lynn Rogers of Seneca, S.C.; two brothers, Fitzhugh Rogers and Orlin Rogers, and two sisters, Susie Barbee and Nellie Owen, preceded him in death. He also leaves behind eight grandchildren, Brooke Young Childress of Albermarle, N.C.; Dr. Donna Childress of Salisbury, N.C., Jamie Kelley of Beaufort, N.C., Bryan Kelley of Charlotte, N.C.; Katie Reefe of Worton, Md.; Bryan and Steven Rogers of Seneca, S.C.; and Taryn Smith of Marietta, Ga.; and four great-grandchildren, Gregory, Paul-Thomas, and Bryson Childress of Albermarle, N.C., and Michael Childress of Salisbury, N.C.
Mr. Rogers died Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Lutheran Home in Salisbury, N.C., after a long illness. He was a loving husband, devoted father and compassionate friend. He was born in Dry Fork, Va., on March 30, 1918, to the late Munford and Dora Mays Rogers. He graduated from Harvard Military Academy in Chatham, Va. and attended Capital University of Ohio, before joining the United States Army. While serving as the Army Nurse Corps Training Commander in Ft. Devens, Mass., he met his wife, Natalie, an Army nurse from Bangor, Maine.
A dedicated Christian and inspirational leader, Bryan held many different jobs and received numerous awards for outstanding service. He farmed, managed an insurance agency, owned and operated restaurants, and spent 25 years as a regional manager for International Minerals and Chemicals. He also played and managed semi-pro baseball and served as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds for almost 20 years. He moved to Salisbury after spending his early retirement years in Danville, Va., Hartsville and Tampa, Fla.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years. Natalie Stevens Rogers of Trinity Oaks in Salisbury; daughters, Nora Lee Reefe and husband Ed of Boca Grande, Fla., and Linville, N.C.; Kate Smith and husband Frasier of Marietta, Ga.; Betsy Young and husband Greg, of Midlothian, Va.; and Susan Kelley and husband Randy of Charlotte, N.C.; son, Bryan Stuart Rogers of Tampa, Fla.; sisters, Anna Moore of Callands, Va., and Glenn Yates of Danville, Va.; brothers, Aylor Rogers of Blairs, Va., and Lynn Rogers of Seneca, S.C.; two brothers, Fitzhugh Rogers and Orlin Rogers, and two sisters, Susie Barbee and Nellie Owen, preceded him in death. He also leaves behind eight grandchildren, Brooke Young Childress of Albermarle, N.C.; Dr. Donna Childress of Salisbury, N.C., Jamie Kelley of Beaufort, N.C., Bryan Kelley of Charlotte, N.C.; Katie Reefe of Worton, Md.; Bryan and Steven Rogers of Seneca, S.C.; and Taryn Smith of Marietta, Ga.; and four great-grandchildren, Gregory, Paul-Thomas, and Bryson Childress of Albermarle, N.C., and Michael Childress of Salisbury, N.C.
Services for Bryan Jones Rogers, 83, formerly of Hartsville, were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001, at Chestnut Level Baptist Church at Blairs, Va. Burial followed at Highland Burial Park in Danville, Va., directed by Scott Funeral Home of Chatham, Va.
Mr. Rogers died Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Lutheran Home in Salisbury, N.C., after a long illness. He was a loving husband, devoted father and compassionate friend. He was born in Dry Fork, Va., on March 30, 1918, to the late Munford and Dora Mays Rogers. He graduated from Harvard Military Academy in Chatham, Va. and attended Capital University of Ohio, before joining the United States Army. While serving as the Army Nurse Corps Training Commander in Ft. Devens, Mass., he met his wife, Natalie, an Army nurse from Bangor, Maine.
A dedicated Christian and inspirational leader, Bryan held many different jobs and received numerous awards for outstanding service. He farmed, managed an insurance agency, owned and operated restaurants, and spent 25 years as a regional manager for International Minerals and Chemicals. He also played and managed semi-pro baseball and served as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds for almost 20 years. He moved to Salisbury after spending his early retirement years in Danville, Va., Hartsville and Tampa, Fla.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years. Natalie Stevens Rogers of Trinity Oaks in Salisbury; daughters, Nora Lee Reefe and husband Ed of Boca Grande, Fla., and Linville, N.C.; Kate Smith and husband Frasier of Marietta, Ga.; Betsy Young and husband Greg, of Midlothian, Va.; and Susan Kelley and husband Randy of Charlotte, N.C.; son, Bryan Stuart Rogers of Tampa, Fla.; sisters, Anna Moore of Callands, Va., and Glenn Yates of Danville, Va.; brothers, Aylor Rogers of Blairs, Va., and Lynn Rogers of Seneca, S.C.; two brothers, Fitzhugh Rogers and Orlin Rogers, and two sisters, Susie Barbee and Nellie Owen, preceded him in death. He also leaves behind eight grandchildren, Brooke Young Childress of Albermarle, N.C.; Dr. Donna Childress of Salisbury, N.C., Jamie Kelley of Beaufort, N.C., Bryan Kelley of Charlotte, N.C.; Katie Reefe of Worton, Md.; Bryan and Steven Rogers of Seneca, S.C.; and Taryn Smith of Marietta, Ga.; and four great-grandchildren, Gregory, Paul-Thomas, and Bryson Childress of Albermarle, N.C., and Michael Childress of Salisbury, N.C.
Mr. Rogers died Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Lutheran Home in Salisbury, N.C., after a long illness. He was a loving husband, devoted father and compassionate friend. He was born in Dry Fork, Va., on March 30, 1918, to the late Munford and Dora Mays Rogers. He graduated from Harvard Military Academy in Chatham, Va. and attended Capital University of Ohio, before joining the United States Army. While serving as the Army Nurse Corps Training Commander in Ft. Devens, Mass., he met his wife, Natalie, an Army nurse from Bangor, Maine.
A dedicated Christian and inspirational leader, Bryan held many different jobs and received numerous awards for outstanding service. He farmed, managed an insurance agency, owned and operated restaurants, and spent 25 years as a regional manager for International Minerals and Chemicals. He also played and managed semi-pro baseball and served as a scout for the Cincinnati Reds for almost 20 years. He moved to Salisbury after spending his early retirement years in Danville, Va., Hartsville and Tampa, Fla.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years. Natalie Stevens Rogers of Trinity Oaks in Salisbury; daughters, Nora Lee Reefe and husband Ed of Boca Grande, Fla., and Linville, N.C.; Kate Smith and husband Frasier of Marietta, Ga.; Betsy Young and husband Greg, of Midlothian, Va.; and Susan Kelley and husband Randy of Charlotte, N.C.; son, Bryan Stuart Rogers of Tampa, Fla.; sisters, Anna Moore of Callands, Va., and Glenn Yates of Danville, Va.; brothers, Aylor Rogers of Blairs, Va., and Lynn Rogers of Seneca, S.C.; two brothers, Fitzhugh Rogers and Orlin Rogers, and two sisters, Susie Barbee and Nellie Owen, preceded him in death. He also leaves behind eight grandchildren, Brooke Young Childress of Albermarle, N.C.; Dr. Donna Childress of Salisbury, N.C., Jamie Kelley of Beaufort, N.C., Bryan Kelley of Charlotte, N.C.; Katie Reefe of Worton, Md.; Bryan and Steven Rogers of Seneca, S.C.; and Taryn Smith of Marietta, Ga.; and four great-grandchildren, Gregory, Paul-Thomas, and Bryson Childress of Albermarle, N.C., and Michael Childress of Salisbury, N.C.
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