Jackson County, Texas  - OBITUARIES 2001

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Cecil D. Rodgers 

Private graveside services for Cecil D. Rodgers, 86, of Alton, Ill., 
formerly of Edna, were held Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Memory Gardens 
of Edna with Francis Blanchard officiating. 
Mr. Rodgers died Aug. 12. Born May 18, 1915, in Edna to the late Ben 
and Nannie Brough Rodgers, he was a pipefitter by trade and was a member 
of Whitelaw Baptist Church. He and his wife of 61 years, Aura “Marie” 
Remedios Rodgers of Alton, Ill. were married Oct. 28, 1939, in Shanghai, 
China. 
Survivors in addition to his wife, are daughters, Pat Gregory, Bethalto, 
Ill. and Linda Yarborough, East Alton, Ill.; sons, Doug Rodgers, Lompoc, 
Calif., Barrett Rodgers, Naples, Fla. Don Rodgers, Clinton, Ill., Cecil 
Rodgers II, Panama City, Fla., and Mike Rodgers, Washington, D.C.; 25 
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. 
Memorials may be made to Whitelaw Baptist Church, Wood River, Ill., or 
Rosewood Care Center, Alton, Ill. 
Arrangements were under the direction of Slavik Funeral Home of Edna. 

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