Obituary of Kennith Rogers

Services for Kennith Wayne Rogers, 54, Troup, will be held 11:00 am, Friday, January 18, at the Troup Church of Christ. Burial will be the Mixon Cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mr. Rogers died Monday, January 14, 2013, at his residence. He was born August 22, 1958 in Houston, Texas to the late Ross and Emma Lee Williams Rogers. He married Vicky Pitts Thomas in Troup February 14, 1997. Kennith had worked for many years as a machinist and was currently employed at Walmart. He had lived in the Troup area for the last 17 years and was a member of the Church of Christ, Troup. He loved to play golf. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Trisha Thomas, and a nephew, Michael Coker. Survivors include his wife, Vicky Rogers of Troup; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Joseph and Shelby Thomas of Ft. Benning, Georgia, and Steven Thomas of Troup; one duaghter, Erin Thomas of Troup; a brother, Benny Rogers of Channelview; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Rita Blackwell of Henderson, and Rossie and Kenneth Coker of Nederland; a grandson, Hudson Thomas; and numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins. Pallbeares will be Steven Thomas, Joseph Thomas, Blane Blackwell, Floyd Ashcraft, Larry Palmer, and Larry Herndon. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Thursday, January 17.