Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rogers, George B. Jr., 2003 

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GEORGE BENJAMIN ROGERS, JR. 

  WAKEFIELD - George Benjamin Rogers, Jr., 54, a lifelong resident of Surry 
County, Va., passed away Sunday, April 6, 2003, at his home.  Born March 29, 
1949, he was a son of the late George B. Rogers Sr. and Nell Cowling Rogers. 
He was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church and a former employee 
of Wakefield Farm Service.  George served his country with the United States 
Marine Corps during the Vietnam Era.

  He is survived by his sister, Carolyn Davis of Norfolk, Va.; his brother, 
Larry Rogers of Wakefield, Va.; two nieces, Valarie Davis and Rochelle Gomez; 
and one nephew, James Rogers.

  Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, at 
Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Va., with the Rev. Jim Becker officiating. 
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at 
Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield.

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GEORGE BENJAMIN ROGERS, JR. 

  George Benjamin Rogers, Jr., 54, a lifelong resident of Surry County, died 
on Sunday, April 6, 2003, at his home.  Born March 29, 1949, he was a son of 
the late George B. Rogers Sr. and Nell Cowling Rogers.

  He was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church and a former employee 
of Wakefield Farm Service.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving 
during the Vietnam era.

  He is survived by his sister, Carolyn Davis of Norfolk; and his brother, 
Larry Rogers of Wakefield. 

  A graveside service will be held at Wakefield Cemetery at 11 a.m. on 
Thursday, April 10, officiated by the Rev. Jim Becker.  The family will 
receive friends at Purviance Funeral Home in Wakefield at 7-8:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday.

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GEORGE BENJAMIN ROGERS, JR. 

  George Benjamin Rogers, Jr., 54, a lifelong resident of Surry County, passed 
away Sunday, April 6, 2003 at his home. 

  Born March 29, 1949, he was a son of the late George B. Rogers Sr. and Nell 
Cowling Rogers.

  He was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church and a former employee 
of Wakefield Farm Service.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving 
during the Vietnam era.

  He is survived by his sister, Carolyn Davis of Norfolk; and his brother, 
Larry Rogers of Wakefield; two nieces, Valarie Davis and Rochelle Gomez; and 
one nephew, James Rogers.

  Graveside services will be held at Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield on April 
10, 2003 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jim Becker officiating.  The family received 
friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, on Wednesday evening, 7 to 8:30 
p.m.


George Benjamin ROGERS, Jr., 
former Wakefield Farm Service employee, Vietnam-era Marine Corps veteran, 
b. 29 Mar 1949, Petersburg, d. 6 Apr 2003, at home, Surry Co., 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 10 Apr 2003, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Apr. 8, 2003, p. 32; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Apr. 9, 2003, p. 6; 
"Sussex-Surry Dispatch" (Wakefield, VA), Apr. 16, 2003, p. 3A 

*His parents & maternal grandparents are also buried there. 
   Wakefield list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His paternal grandparents are buried in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery. 

His mother's obit (Purviance Funeral Home, 2001) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r262n1ob.txt 


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