Mexia Daily News - Jun. 4, 2005 edition

Opal Jewel Sawyer Rogers

Mrs. Opal Jewel Sawyer Rogers, 89, died Friday in Mexia. She was a member of
the Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Mexia State School.

Mrs. Rogers, born March 10, 1916, to Carlie and Leila Bohanan Sawyer in
McLennan County, was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Eddie
Rogers, who died in 1975; and by three brothers and two sisters.

The family will receive visitors today from 5 until 7 p.m. at Blair-Stubbs
Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Mrs. Rogers will be Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Max Burkhead, pastor of First United
Methodist Church, and the Rev. Johnny Layton of Lake Limestone Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial will be in Birdston Cemetery at Streetman.

Surviving are daughters - Mable Lene Curry and husband James of Thornton, Jean
Jackson of Mesquite, Peggy Lou Huckabee and husband Grady of Mesquite, and
Vickie Lynn Beard and husband Gary of Tehuacana; a brother, Carlie Sawyer of
Wortham; grandchildren - Ricky Young, Steve Young, David Jackson, Dan Jackson,
Pam Shackelford, Kyle Huckabee, Lindsey Beard and Austin Beard; and several
nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are Rick Young, Justin Young, Kyle Huckabee, Austin Beard, Dan
Jackson and Clyde Ray Sawyer.