Born in Clay County, he was a son of the late Gilbert A. and Ella Copen Rogers. He was employed at the Spencer Veneer plant. Besides his parents, Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Stump Funeral Home, Arnoldsburg, WV. Rev. Leon Strickland will officiate. Interment will be in the Moore Fork Cemetery, Ivydale, WV. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to services on Thursday.