Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rogers, Webster V. Jr., 1992 

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WEBSTER VERNON ROGERS, JR. 

  Webster Vernon "Jimmy" Rogers, Jr., age 64, a resident of Wakefield died 
Monday, July 6, 1992 at his home.  He was a lifelong resident of Wakefield 
and was a retired Salesman/Truck Driver for Wakefield Oil Company and Sussex 
Oil Company.  He was a member of the Wakefield United Methodist Church, the 
Wakefield Sportsman's Club, The Homeville Hunt Club, and he was a former 
member of the Wakefield Hunt Club, and the Wakefield volunteer Fire 
department.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran of Korea.  He is survived by his wife, 
Fay Pittman Rogers; a son, Webster V. Rogers, [illegible]; two daughters, 
Nancy R. Nicholson and Elizabeth Vance Rogers; his mother, Mrs. Bernice Branch 
Rogers, all of Wakefield; a sister, Virginia R. Rives of Petersburg; a 
granddaughter, Tanya Elizabeth Rogers, Wakefield; three nephews, Sterling E. 
Rivers, III, Ashland; Andrew P. Rives, II, Midlothian; and Bailey E. Rives, 
Petersburg.  A funeral service will be held at Purviance Funeral Home, 
Wakefield on Thursday, July 9, 1992 at 11:00 a.m. by the Rev. Jess V. Staton. 
Burial will be in the Wakefield Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at 
the residence 207 Savedge Avenue, Wakefield.  Memorial donations may be made 
to the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department, the Waverly Rescue Squad, the 
Wakefield United Methodist Church, or to the American Cancer Society, c/o 
Isabelle Norris, Waverly, Virginia 23890.


Webster Vernon "Jimmy" ROGERS, Jr., oil salesman & truck driver, 
Army veteran of Korean War, 
b. 24 Jan 1928, Wakefield, d. 6 Jul 1992, at home, Wakefield, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 9 Jul 1992, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," July 7, 1992 

*His parents & 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 father's obit (Purviance Funeral Home, 1933) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/r262w3ob.txt 


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