James Farell Rogers Jr., 85

He was born on Aug. 26, 1922 in Warren County, and was a member of Mt. View Church of Christ, a veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country during World War II, a former school bus driver, former church bus driver for Bybee Branch Church of Christ, former dairy farmer, and sold Moorman Feed for 25 years until retiring and raising hay and beef cattle. He continued this as long as his health would permit.

Mr. Rogers married the late Amanda Collier Rogers on Nov. 24, 1942, and was also preceded in death by parents Jim and Lila Belle Cunningham Rogers; a sister, Betty Rigsby, and a brother, M.T. Rogers. The family sends a very special thanks to the care givers Carol York, Pam Hawkins, and Gerlinde Preston (Collier’s fianc??) for their attention and care.

Survivors include his son, Collier Rogers of Rock Island; daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Brent McPeak of Rock Island; grandsons, Jeff Wayne Rogers and wife Janie of McMinnville, James Crockett McPeak of Rock Island; granddaughters, Cristina Ware and husband Jeff of Rock Island, Stacey Cook and husband Robbie of McMinnville; great-grandsons, Jeffrey Christian Rogers, Aaron McPeak, Dallas Burnett, and Noah Cook, brother Marcus Rogers of McMinnville; sisters, Francis McKnight of Knoxville, Linda Sue Watts and Bernetta Barns, both of McMinnville, and Mary Rigsby of Spencer.

Funeral service is 1 p.m. today in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Vernon Joines will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. View Cemetery on Highway 30. Military grave rites will be administered by the American Legion Post 173 and VFW Post 5064. The Rogers family will receive friends today from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home.