Obituaries: Kendall Rogers, 1938, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: September 1, 1938 Winn Parish Enterprise

Kendall Rogers Succumbs To Long Illness

Funeral Services Held In Albuquerque, New Mexico

Kendall Rogers, son of Mrs. H. J. Rogers of Winnfield, died in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, Saturday, August 27, following an illness of a number of years. 
Funeral services were held in Albuquerque Tuesday of this week.  Miss Lois
Edwin Rogers, sister of the deceased arrived in Albuquerque a few hours before
her brother died.  Because of illness, his mother and brother were unable to
attend the funeral.

Born in Gulfport, Miss., June 18, 1907, Kendall Rogers moved to Winnfield
while a child and attended the public schools here graduating in 1924 from
the high school.  He joined the First Baptist Church of Winnfield, later
moving his membership to the church in Albuquerque.  He attended a school of
Pharmacy in Atlanta, Ga., and later completed an electrical and engineering
course in Chicago.  Before his health prevented him from working, he was head
of the Radio Department of Montgomery Ward in Albuquerque.

He was married to Miss Ola Maude Reed of Ft. Worth, Texas, who survives him. 
He also leaves a five year old son, Kendall, Jr., in Albuquerque, his mother,
Mrs. H. J. Rogers, one brother, Poole Rogers, and one sister, Miss Lois Edwin
Rogers, all of Winnfield.