Obituary of Stephen Rodgers

Memorial services for Stephen Meatte Rodgers, 47, Overton will be at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 22, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Johnny Wright and Reverend Randy Ector officiating. Mr. Rodgers died Sunday, July 18, 2010 in a Tyler hospital. He was born November 17, 1962 in Portageville, Missouri to the late JoAnn Holland Rodgers. He is a veteran of the US Marines and moved to Overton 26 years ago. He worked for Kelley Springfield and retired after 25 years. He served on the Overton Baseball Association for 8 years and was a baseball coach. Stephen was loved by everyone. He was preceded in death by a son. Survivors include a son, Joseph Michael 'Mikey' Rodgers, Overton; a brother, Joseph Glenn Rodgers, Ben Wheeler; a sister, Amye Moyer, Wellington, Kansas; a niece, Paige Isham; His aunt, Sonja and Rayburn Whitener, Tennessee; an uncle, Sonny and Debbie Holland of Mississippi; and a nephew, Kevin Isham. Memorial may be made to a college fund for his son, Joseph Michael Rodgers at the First State Bank of Overton, 115 East Henderson Street, Overton, Texas 75684