Garland Rogers^[1]

1929 - 2008  (79 years)

• Name	Garland Rogers
  Born	1 Jan 1929	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	29 Sep 2008  [3]
  Buried	1 Oct 2008	Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I157001	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	James Edgar "Edd" Rogers,   b. 15 Apr 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 30 May 1972  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Neva Pitner,   b. 27 Feb 1905, Seymour, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jan 2002, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F48729	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Zelma Reed,   b. 17 May 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Dec 2009  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Garland Howard Rogers, Jr.,   b. 11 May 1954,   d. STILLBORN
  Family ID	F58922	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Jan 1929 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 1 Oct 2008 - Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Jun 1961. Annie Reed obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Garland Rogers Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 10, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 11 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1929 Last Place of Residence Same Place HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Edd Rogers Head M 39 Tennessee Neva Rogers Wife F 35 Tennessee Eugene Rogers Son M 14 Tennessee Garland Rogers Son M 11 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 29 Sep 2008. Garland Rogers January 01, 1929 - September 29, 2008 Birthplace: Sevier Co., TN Resided In: Seymour Tennessee Visitation: September 30, 2008 Service: October 01, 2008 Cemetery: Zion Hill Cemetery Garland Rogers, age 79 of Seymour, passed away September 29, 2008. He fought a good fight. He was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Preceded in death by his parents, Edd and Neva Rogers; infant son, Garland Rogers, Jr.; nieces, Kay Rogers, Brenda Loveday, and Martha Reed; nephew, Blake Reed; Great-nephew, Little Jackson Munsy; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bruce and Annie Teague Reed; sister-in-law, Bonnie Galyon; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, H.M. and Geneva Reed, Carl and Lois Reed, Dexter Reed, infants Howard and Coy Reed, Bobby Ailey, and Stearl Johnson. Survived by: Wife: Zelma Reed Rogers Brother: Gene Rogers and wife Doris Nieces: Susie Johnson and husband Ricky, and Lisa McCary Brother-in-law: Kenneth Galyon Sisters-in-law: Velma Graves and husband Jack, Anna Benson and husband Theodore, Esta Johnson, and Lois Ailey Host of Nephews, Nieces, and Friends Aunt: Toots Rogers Special Caregivers: William and Sheri Haynes The family would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Richard Mays, Dr. Steven Morris, Dr. Brenda Nicholson, Tennessee Cancer Specialists, and St. Mary’s Hospice. Most of all, thank God for what He has done and is going to do. Thanks to everybody for being so good to Garland and lifting him and Zelma up in prayer. Ain’t God Good! In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Zion Hill Cemetery Fund, c/o Zion Hill Baptist Church, 206 Zion Hill Church Road, Sevierville, TN 37876. Funeral service 2 PM Wednesday at Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. Floyd Powell, Rev. W.A. Galyon, and Rev. Dallas Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Zion Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN (865) 577-2807. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)