Son of James Sawyer & Amelia (Muntz) Rogers.
Family moved to Crescent Grove Farm northwest of Gibbon, 1907. Graduated from Gibbon High School, 1922
Studied agriculture, graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1926; was a member of the Farm House Fraternity
Married: March 7, 1927, Naomi DeVilbiss in Lincoln
Returned to the rural Gibbon area, and he farmed; his wife died in 1939
Married: Aug. 24, 1940, to Jessie Sutter in Lincoln
Lived on the farm west of Gibbon; his wife died in 1987
Moved to an assisted living facility, 1997; became a resident at Mount Carmel Home, 2001
Was a farmer and livestock producer in the Gibbon area; was district supervisor for the Farm Security Administration, 1939-1942; president of Buffalo County District 25 School Board for 12 years; served on the Gibbon Health Center Board of Directors for many years; was instrumental in rebuilding the West Sale Barn in Kearney; was an original stockholder in Kearney State Bank of Kearney; retired from farming to serve as the bank's agricultural adviser and public relations person
Enjoyed supporting the Buffalo County Pork Producers Porkettes annual pie auction and the Buffalo County Fair 4H livestock auction
Survivors include: his son, Richard Jr. of Gibbon; daughter, Susan Reiber of Gibbon; brother, John of Kearney; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by two wives and a brother
Family moved to Crescent Grove Farm northwest of Gibbon, 1907. Graduated from Gibbon High School, 1922
Studied agriculture, graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1926; was a member of the Farm House Fraternity
Married: March 7, 1927, Naomi DeVilbiss in Lincoln
Returned to the rural Gibbon area, and he farmed; his wife died in 1939
Married: Aug. 24, 1940, to Jessie Sutter in Lincoln
Lived on the farm west of Gibbon; his wife died in 1987
Moved to an assisted living facility, 1997; became a resident at Mount Carmel Home, 2001
Was a farmer and livestock producer in the Gibbon area; was district supervisor for the Farm Security Administration, 1939-1942; president of Buffalo County District 25 School Board for 12 years; served on the Gibbon Health Center Board of Directors for many years; was instrumental in rebuilding the West Sale Barn in Kearney; was an original stockholder in Kearney State Bank of Kearney; retired from farming to serve as the bank's agricultural adviser and public relations person
Enjoyed supporting the Buffalo County Pork Producers Porkettes annual pie auction and the Buffalo County Fair 4H livestock auction
Survivors include: his son, Richard Jr. of Gibbon; daughter, Susan Reiber of Gibbon; brother, John of Kearney; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by two wives and a brother
Son of James Sawyer & Amelia (Muntz) Rogers.
Family moved to Crescent Grove Farm northwest of Gibbon, 1907. Graduated from Gibbon High School, 1922
Studied agriculture, graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1926; was a member of the Farm House Fraternity
Married: March 7, 1927, Naomi DeVilbiss in Lincoln
Returned to the rural Gibbon area, and he farmed; his wife died in 1939
Married: Aug. 24, 1940, to Jessie Sutter in Lincoln
Lived on the farm west of Gibbon; his wife died in 1987
Moved to an assisted living facility, 1997; became a resident at Mount Carmel Home, 2001
Was a farmer and livestock producer in the Gibbon area; was district supervisor for the Farm Security Administration, 1939-1942; president of Buffalo County District 25 School Board for 12 years; served on the Gibbon Health Center Board of Directors for many years; was instrumental in rebuilding the West Sale Barn in Kearney; was an original stockholder in Kearney State Bank of Kearney; retired from farming to serve as the bank's agricultural adviser and public relations person
Enjoyed supporting the Buffalo County Pork Producers Porkettes annual pie auction and the Buffalo County Fair 4H livestock auction
Survivors include: his son, Richard Jr. of Gibbon; daughter, Susan Reiber of Gibbon; brother, John of Kearney; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by two wives and a brother
Family moved to Crescent Grove Farm northwest of Gibbon, 1907. Graduated from Gibbon High School, 1922
Studied agriculture, graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1926; was a member of the Farm House Fraternity
Married: March 7, 1927, Naomi DeVilbiss in Lincoln
Returned to the rural Gibbon area, and he farmed; his wife died in 1939
Married: Aug. 24, 1940, to Jessie Sutter in Lincoln
Lived on the farm west of Gibbon; his wife died in 1987
Moved to an assisted living facility, 1997; became a resident at Mount Carmel Home, 2001
Was a farmer and livestock producer in the Gibbon area; was district supervisor for the Farm Security Administration, 1939-1942; president of Buffalo County District 25 School Board for 12 years; served on the Gibbon Health Center Board of Directors for many years; was instrumental in rebuilding the West Sale Barn in Kearney; was an original stockholder in Kearney State Bank of Kearney; retired from farming to serve as the bank's agricultural adviser and public relations person
Enjoyed supporting the Buffalo County Pork Producers Porkettes annual pie auction and the Buffalo County Fair 4H livestock auction
Survivors include: his son, Richard Jr. of Gibbon; daughter, Susan Reiber of Gibbon; brother, John of Kearney; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren
Preceded in death by two wives and a brother
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