PHILIP ROLAND RODGERS
Funeral services for Mr. Philip Roland Rodgers, 62, of Cookeville were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2003, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville.
Burial, with full military honors, was in West Cemetery in the Fairview Community in Putnam County, with ministers Charlie Hutchinson and Harlon Johnson officiating.
Mr. Rodgers died Saturday, October 25 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He attended First Baptist Church in Cookeville and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, GA.
After 23 years, Mr. Rodgers retired as a purchasing agent. He was also a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Army with over 20 years in the service, 7 of which he served overseas. He was a Vietnam veteran. He completed basic training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. During his service, he served at the following duty stations: Fort Holabird, MD; Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Meade, MA; Camp Carroll, South Korea; and Tehran, Iran.
He was an ROTC instructor at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville and University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL, Fort McPherson, GA, Southern Command, and Panama Canal Zone.
Mr. Rodgers received the following commendations: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2nd Leaf Cluster, Overseas Service Bar, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal (6th award), Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.
Mr. Rodgers recently received the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy for his service in South Vietnam. He was a member of the Dillard-Judd 1828 SCV Camp.
Born October 26, 1940, in Tallapoosa County, AL, he was the son of Mary (Wall) Ballog of New Port Richey, FL, and the late Roland Charles Rodgers. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, June (Rodgers) Bez; a nephew, Alan Bollog; and an uncle, James Wall.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife of 31 years, Shirley (Maberry) Rodgers, whom he married on August 24, 1972, in Cookeville; a step-father, Don James Ballog of New Port Richey, FL; two sons, Philip Roland Rogers Jr. and his wife, Elisa, of Hiram, GA, and Steven Andrew Rodgers and his wife, Erin, of East Point, GA; a daughter, Christal Ann (Rodgers) Hall and her husband, Michael, of Ellenwood, GA; two grandchildren, Allison Christine Riggle and Brandon Scott Riggle, both of Ellenwood; four nieces, Celeste Alm, Michele Barrett, Kathy Bohan, and Lisa Lowry, all of West Palm Beach, FL; a nephew, Michael Payne of West Palm Beach; and an aunt, Eloise Lowry of West Palm Beach.
Members of the Tennessee Tech ROTC served as pallbearers.
Special care provided by Whitson Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mr. Philip Roland Rodgers, 62, of Cookeville were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2003, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville.
Burial, with full military honors, was in West Cemetery in the Fairview Community in Putnam County, with ministers Charlie Hutchinson and Harlon Johnson officiating.
Mr. Rodgers died Saturday, October 25 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He attended First Baptist Church in Cookeville and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, GA.
After 23 years, Mr. Rodgers retired as a purchasing agent. He was also a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Army with over 20 years in the service, 7 of which he served overseas. He was a Vietnam veteran. He completed basic training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. During his service, he served at the following duty stations: Fort Holabird, MD; Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Meade, MA; Camp Carroll, South Korea; and Tehran, Iran.
He was an ROTC instructor at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville and University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL, Fort McPherson, GA, Southern Command, and Panama Canal Zone.
Mr. Rodgers received the following commendations: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2nd Leaf Cluster, Overseas Service Bar, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal (6th award), Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.
Mr. Rodgers recently received the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy for his service in South Vietnam. He was a member of the Dillard-Judd 1828 SCV Camp.
Born October 26, 1940, in Tallapoosa County, AL, he was the son of Mary (Wall) Ballog of New Port Richey, FL, and the late Roland Charles Rodgers. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, June (Rodgers) Bez; a nephew, Alan Bollog; and an uncle, James Wall.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife of 31 years, Shirley (Maberry) Rodgers, whom he married on August 24, 1972, in Cookeville; a step-father, Don James Ballog of New Port Richey, FL; two sons, Philip Roland Rogers Jr. and his wife, Elisa, of Hiram, GA, and Steven Andrew Rodgers and his wife, Erin, of East Point, GA; a daughter, Christal Ann (Rodgers) Hall and her husband, Michael, of Ellenwood, GA; two grandchildren, Allison Christine Riggle and Brandon Scott Riggle, both of Ellenwood; four nieces, Celeste Alm, Michele Barrett, Kathy Bohan, and Lisa Lowry, all of West Palm Beach, FL; a nephew, Michael Payne of West Palm Beach; and an aunt, Eloise Lowry of West Palm Beach.
Members of the Tennessee Tech ROTC served as pallbearers.
Special care provided by Whitson Funeral Home.
PHILIP ROLAND RODGERS
Funeral services for Mr. Philip Roland Rodgers, 62, of Cookeville were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2003, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville.
Burial, with full military honors, was in West Cemetery in the Fairview Community in Putnam County, with ministers Charlie Hutchinson and Harlon Johnson officiating.
Mr. Rodgers died Saturday, October 25 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He attended First Baptist Church in Cookeville and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, GA.
After 23 years, Mr. Rodgers retired as a purchasing agent. He was also a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Army with over 20 years in the service, 7 of which he served overseas. He was a Vietnam veteran. He completed basic training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. During his service, he served at the following duty stations: Fort Holabird, MD; Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Meade, MA; Camp Carroll, South Korea; and Tehran, Iran.
He was an ROTC instructor at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville and University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL, Fort McPherson, GA, Southern Command, and Panama Canal Zone.
Mr. Rodgers received the following commendations: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2nd Leaf Cluster, Overseas Service Bar, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal (6th award), Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.
Mr. Rodgers recently received the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy for his service in South Vietnam. He was a member of the Dillard-Judd 1828 SCV Camp.
Born October 26, 1940, in Tallapoosa County, AL, he was the son of Mary (Wall) Ballog of New Port Richey, FL, and the late Roland Charles Rodgers. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, June (Rodgers) Bez; a nephew, Alan Bollog; and an uncle, James Wall.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife of 31 years, Shirley (Maberry) Rodgers, whom he married on August 24, 1972, in Cookeville; a step-father, Don James Ballog of New Port Richey, FL; two sons, Philip Roland Rogers Jr. and his wife, Elisa, of Hiram, GA, and Steven Andrew Rodgers and his wife, Erin, of East Point, GA; a daughter, Christal Ann (Rodgers) Hall and her husband, Michael, of Ellenwood, GA; two grandchildren, Allison Christine Riggle and Brandon Scott Riggle, both of Ellenwood; four nieces, Celeste Alm, Michele Barrett, Kathy Bohan, and Lisa Lowry, all of West Palm Beach, FL; a nephew, Michael Payne of West Palm Beach; and an aunt, Eloise Lowry of West Palm Beach.
Members of the Tennessee Tech ROTC served as pallbearers.
Special care provided by Whitson Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mr. Philip Roland Rodgers, 62, of Cookeville were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2003, from the chapel of Whitson Funeral Home in Cookeville.
Burial, with full military honors, was in West Cemetery in the Fairview Community in Putnam County, with ministers Charlie Hutchinson and Harlon Johnson officiating.
Mr. Rodgers died Saturday, October 25 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He attended First Baptist Church in Cookeville and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, GA.
After 23 years, Mr. Rodgers retired as a purchasing agent. He was also a retired Master Sergeant with the United States Army with over 20 years in the service, 7 of which he served overseas. He was a Vietnam veteran. He completed basic training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. During his service, he served at the following duty stations: Fort Holabird, MD; Fort Belvoir, VA; Fort Meade, MA; Camp Carroll, South Korea; and Tehran, Iran.
He was an ROTC instructor at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville and University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL, Fort McPherson, GA, Southern Command, and Panama Canal Zone.
Mr. Rodgers received the following commendations: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 2nd Leaf Cluster, Overseas Service Bar, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal (6th award), Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.
Mr. Rodgers recently received the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy for his service in South Vietnam. He was a member of the Dillard-Judd 1828 SCV Camp.
Born October 26, 1940, in Tallapoosa County, AL, he was the son of Mary (Wall) Ballog of New Port Richey, FL, and the late Roland Charles Rodgers. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, June (Rodgers) Bez; a nephew, Alan Bollog; and an uncle, James Wall.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife of 31 years, Shirley (Maberry) Rodgers, whom he married on August 24, 1972, in Cookeville; a step-father, Don James Ballog of New Port Richey, FL; two sons, Philip Roland Rogers Jr. and his wife, Elisa, of Hiram, GA, and Steven Andrew Rodgers and his wife, Erin, of East Point, GA; a daughter, Christal Ann (Rodgers) Hall and her husband, Michael, of Ellenwood, GA; two grandchildren, Allison Christine Riggle and Brandon Scott Riggle, both of Ellenwood; four nieces, Celeste Alm, Michele Barrett, Kathy Bohan, and Lisa Lowry, all of West Palm Beach, FL; a nephew, Michael Payne of West Palm Beach; and an aunt, Eloise Lowry of West Palm Beach.
Members of the Tennessee Tech ROTC served as pallbearers.
Special care provided by Whitson Funeral Home.
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