Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....RODGERS, JOSEPH PAYTON July 31, 2017
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News Star World - August 01, 2017
JOSEPH PAYTON RODGERS


Funeral services for Joseph Payton Rodgers will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday,
August 2, 2017 in the Chapel of Fair Park Baptist Church in West Monroe,
Louisiana with Waymond Warren officiating. Visitation will be held at Kilpatrick
Funeral Home in West Monroe on Tuesday, August 1 from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM.

Joe was born August 26, 1930 and passed away on July 31, 2017 following a brief
illness.

Joe joined Fair Park Baptist Church in 1955 where he has faithfully served for
over 60 years on numerous committees and he chaired the committee for the
establishment of the Fair Park Weekday Ministry. He has also served as an usher
and greeter, a member of the Encouragers and Seekers Sunday School Classes and
he was a faithful friend to his pastor.

Joe retired following 38 years of service with South Central Bell as Manager of
Central Office Operations. One of the highlights of his career was serving as
Communications Director for President Ronald Reagan during his visit to Ouachita
Parish during the flood of 1983. He was an active member of the Telephone
Pioneers and was a volunteer with the Senior Patrol of the Ouachita Parish
Sheriff's Department.

Joe is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 65 years, Dorothy. He is
also survived by his children, Tim & Martha Rodgers, Cindy & Steve Teel, and
Danny & Cindy Acree. His grandchildren Lindsay, Peyton (Jenny), Renee' (Stuart),
Crystal (Frank), Mindy (Tim), Autumn, Malerie (Kyle), Allison and Austin. Great
Grandchildren Jacob, Zachary, Darnell, Kylie, Brewer, Stella and Arden.

Serving as pallbearers will be Will Dale, Dave Howard, Don May, Darris Waren,
Larry Whitmire and Danny Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the
Encouragers Sunday School Class.

Memorials may be given to Two Penny Missions or Fair Park Baptist Church's "Be
the Light" Ministries. Joe was a light to everyone he met so the family
encourages you to Be the Light, be the brightest light in the room kind of
light, be a Joe Rodgers kind of Light that brings glory to Jesus!

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA

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