Jesse Nemo "Poppy" Rogers
1921 — 2013
Jesse Nemo Rogers left this life on earth on Aug. 1. He was 92 years old. Born in Lequire, Okla., on April 3, 1921, Jesse entered into life as the sixth and youngest son of James Lafayette and Susan Ottie (Gorham) Rogers.
Inheriting the family legacy of a hardscrabble farmer, Jesse would leave school after the 8th grade to begin pulling his weight on the family farm, as was usually the custom of many young men at that time.
In 1937, when over-farming and many seasons of drought created an ecological disaster that history would refer to as the Dust Bowl, Jesse and his family had no alternative than to virtually leave everything behind in Oklahoma and head for the plush, fertile farmlands of California.
Ultimately settling in Wasco, Jesse and the rest of the Rogers clan would often work from dawn till dusk pulling rows of cotton side by side under the scorching whip of the central valley heat. It was during this time of toil during the picking season of 1937 that he would one day look up and, across a virtual sea of white cotton, catch sight of a pretty young girl who would later become his wife.
Jesse Nemo Rogers and Anna Baggs (another Oklahoma refugee) were married in Las Vegas, Nev., on June 11, 1942.
However, true love and wedded bliss would have to wait when Uncle Sam called as America entered into the Second World War. Jesse served his country in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery in both the Pacific and European Theaters for the duration of the war, until his discharge in 1945.
Upon his return from the war, Jesse learned to operate heavy equipment with the help of his older brother. He worked extensively in the construction industry, eventually starting his own business as he mastered the trade. With his young and growing family in tow, Jesse would travel the state from one project to the next from 1945 to 1958. With a reputation as one of the finest "Cat Skinners" around, J.N. Rogers Co. was instrumental in many projects that helped lay much of the foundational infrastructure of the State of California.
Eventually coming to Tehachapi, Jesse would continue in the construction business until his eventual retirement in 1998, at the age of 78.
Upon retirement, he continued to cook breakfast for his family as he always had every Sunday morning, and even found pleasure in new pursuits, which included bingo and periodic trips to Las Vegas with his wife and family. Jesse always considered his family to be his greatest creation and asset above all.
He was preceded in death in 2006 by his wife of 63 years, Anna; his parents, James and Susan; his brothers, Clarence, Buck, Chester, Herman, and Preston; as well as his sisters, Jo Marie and Betty.
He is survived by his daughter, JoAnn and her husband, Gary Childress of Tehachapi; his two sons, Johnny and Roy of Lancaster; grandsons, Gary Childress, Jr., Jeff Childress of Nipomo; and great-grandson, Christopher of Dana Point; multiple nieces and nephews; along with other numerous relatives and friends.
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 1 p.m., at the Wood Family Funeral Service Chapel. Interment services followed at Tehachapi Public Cemetery, Eastside. For condolences please visit www.woodmortuary.net.
1921 — 2013
Jesse Nemo Rogers left this life on earth on Aug. 1. He was 92 years old. Born in Lequire, Okla., on April 3, 1921, Jesse entered into life as the sixth and youngest son of James Lafayette and Susan Ottie (Gorham) Rogers.
Inheriting the family legacy of a hardscrabble farmer, Jesse would leave school after the 8th grade to begin pulling his weight on the family farm, as was usually the custom of many young men at that time.
In 1937, when over-farming and many seasons of drought created an ecological disaster that history would refer to as the Dust Bowl, Jesse and his family had no alternative than to virtually leave everything behind in Oklahoma and head for the plush, fertile farmlands of California.
Ultimately settling in Wasco, Jesse and the rest of the Rogers clan would often work from dawn till dusk pulling rows of cotton side by side under the scorching whip of the central valley heat. It was during this time of toil during the picking season of 1937 that he would one day look up and, across a virtual sea of white cotton, catch sight of a pretty young girl who would later become his wife.
Jesse Nemo Rogers and Anna Baggs (another Oklahoma refugee) were married in Las Vegas, Nev., on June 11, 1942.
However, true love and wedded bliss would have to wait when Uncle Sam called as America entered into the Second World War. Jesse served his country in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery in both the Pacific and European Theaters for the duration of the war, until his discharge in 1945.
Upon his return from the war, Jesse learned to operate heavy equipment with the help of his older brother. He worked extensively in the construction industry, eventually starting his own business as he mastered the trade. With his young and growing family in tow, Jesse would travel the state from one project to the next from 1945 to 1958. With a reputation as one of the finest "Cat Skinners" around, J.N. Rogers Co. was instrumental in many projects that helped lay much of the foundational infrastructure of the State of California.
Eventually coming to Tehachapi, Jesse would continue in the construction business until his eventual retirement in 1998, at the age of 78.
Upon retirement, he continued to cook breakfast for his family as he always had every Sunday morning, and even found pleasure in new pursuits, which included bingo and periodic trips to Las Vegas with his wife and family. Jesse always considered his family to be his greatest creation and asset above all.
He was preceded in death in 2006 by his wife of 63 years, Anna; his parents, James and Susan; his brothers, Clarence, Buck, Chester, Herman, and Preston; as well as his sisters, Jo Marie and Betty.
He is survived by his daughter, JoAnn and her husband, Gary Childress of Tehachapi; his two sons, Johnny and Roy of Lancaster; grandsons, Gary Childress, Jr., Jeff Childress of Nipomo; and great-grandson, Christopher of Dana Point; multiple nieces and nephews; along with other numerous relatives and friends.
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 1 p.m., at the Wood Family Funeral Service Chapel. Interment services followed at Tehachapi Public Cemetery, Eastside. For condolences please visit www.woodmortuary.net.
Jesse Nemo "Poppy" Rogers
1921 — 2013
Jesse Nemo Rogers left this life on earth on Aug. 1. He was 92 years old. Born in Lequire, Okla., on April 3, 1921, Jesse entered into life as the sixth and youngest son of James Lafayette and Susan Ottie (Gorham) Rogers.
Inheriting the family legacy of a hardscrabble farmer, Jesse would leave school after the 8th grade to begin pulling his weight on the family farm, as was usually the custom of many young men at that time.
In 1937, when over-farming and many seasons of drought created an ecological disaster that history would refer to as the Dust Bowl, Jesse and his family had no alternative than to virtually leave everything behind in Oklahoma and head for the plush, fertile farmlands of California.
Ultimately settling in Wasco, Jesse and the rest of the Rogers clan would often work from dawn till dusk pulling rows of cotton side by side under the scorching whip of the central valley heat. It was during this time of toil during the picking season of 1937 that he would one day look up and, across a virtual sea of white cotton, catch sight of a pretty young girl who would later become his wife.
Jesse Nemo Rogers and Anna Baggs (another Oklahoma refugee) were married in Las Vegas, Nev., on June 11, 1942.
However, true love and wedded bliss would have to wait when Uncle Sam called as America entered into the Second World War. Jesse served his country in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery in both the Pacific and European Theaters for the duration of the war, until his discharge in 1945.
Upon his return from the war, Jesse learned to operate heavy equipment with the help of his older brother. He worked extensively in the construction industry, eventually starting his own business as he mastered the trade. With his young and growing family in tow, Jesse would travel the state from one project to the next from 1945 to 1958. With a reputation as one of the finest "Cat Skinners" around, J.N. Rogers Co. was instrumental in many projects that helped lay much of the foundational infrastructure of the State of California.
Eventually coming to Tehachapi, Jesse would continue in the construction business until his eventual retirement in 1998, at the age of 78.
Upon retirement, he continued to cook breakfast for his family as he always had every Sunday morning, and even found pleasure in new pursuits, which included bingo and periodic trips to Las Vegas with his wife and family. Jesse always considered his family to be his greatest creation and asset above all.
He was preceded in death in 2006 by his wife of 63 years, Anna; his parents, James and Susan; his brothers, Clarence, Buck, Chester, Herman, and Preston; as well as his sisters, Jo Marie and Betty.
He is survived by his daughter, JoAnn and her husband, Gary Childress of Tehachapi; his two sons, Johnny and Roy of Lancaster; grandsons, Gary Childress, Jr., Jeff Childress of Nipomo; and great-grandson, Christopher of Dana Point; multiple nieces and nephews; along with other numerous relatives and friends.
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 1 p.m., at the Wood Family Funeral Service Chapel. Interment services followed at Tehachapi Public Cemetery, Eastside. For condolences please visit www.woodmortuary.net.
1921 — 2013
Jesse Nemo Rogers left this life on earth on Aug. 1. He was 92 years old. Born in Lequire, Okla., on April 3, 1921, Jesse entered into life as the sixth and youngest son of James Lafayette and Susan Ottie (Gorham) Rogers.
Inheriting the family legacy of a hardscrabble farmer, Jesse would leave school after the 8th grade to begin pulling his weight on the family farm, as was usually the custom of many young men at that time.
In 1937, when over-farming and many seasons of drought created an ecological disaster that history would refer to as the Dust Bowl, Jesse and his family had no alternative than to virtually leave everything behind in Oklahoma and head for the plush, fertile farmlands of California.
Ultimately settling in Wasco, Jesse and the rest of the Rogers clan would often work from dawn till dusk pulling rows of cotton side by side under the scorching whip of the central valley heat. It was during this time of toil during the picking season of 1937 that he would one day look up and, across a virtual sea of white cotton, catch sight of a pretty young girl who would later become his wife.
Jesse Nemo Rogers and Anna Baggs (another Oklahoma refugee) were married in Las Vegas, Nev., on June 11, 1942.
However, true love and wedded bliss would have to wait when Uncle Sam called as America entered into the Second World War. Jesse served his country in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery in both the Pacific and European Theaters for the duration of the war, until his discharge in 1945.
Upon his return from the war, Jesse learned to operate heavy equipment with the help of his older brother. He worked extensively in the construction industry, eventually starting his own business as he mastered the trade. With his young and growing family in tow, Jesse would travel the state from one project to the next from 1945 to 1958. With a reputation as one of the finest "Cat Skinners" around, J.N. Rogers Co. was instrumental in many projects that helped lay much of the foundational infrastructure of the State of California.
Eventually coming to Tehachapi, Jesse would continue in the construction business until his eventual retirement in 1998, at the age of 78.
Upon retirement, he continued to cook breakfast for his family as he always had every Sunday morning, and even found pleasure in new pursuits, which included bingo and periodic trips to Las Vegas with his wife and family. Jesse always considered his family to be his greatest creation and asset above all.
He was preceded in death in 2006 by his wife of 63 years, Anna; his parents, James and Susan; his brothers, Clarence, Buck, Chester, Herman, and Preston; as well as his sisters, Jo Marie and Betty.
He is survived by his daughter, JoAnn and her husband, Gary Childress of Tehachapi; his two sons, Johnny and Roy of Lancaster; grandsons, Gary Childress, Jr., Jeff Childress of Nipomo; and great-grandson, Christopher of Dana Point; multiple nieces and nephews; along with other numerous relatives and friends.
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 1 p.m., at the Wood Family Funeral Service Chapel. Interment services followed at Tehachapi Public Cemetery, Eastside. For condolences please visit www.woodmortuary.net.
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