Joyce E. Rogers (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Joyce Evelyn Rogers, daughter of Loren and Mary Wood Rogers, was born July 19, 1941, in Strafford, Missouri. She departed this life Friday, March 8, 2019, in Lebanon North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of seventy-seven years, seven months, and twenty days.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Galen “Butch” Rogers; all of her aunts and uncles; and most of her cousins;
Joyce is survived by two brothers, James Rogers, and his wife, Jean, of Springfield, Missouri, and Kenneth Rogers, and his wife, Pat, of Lebanon, Missouri; two sisters-in-law, Judy Rogers, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Alice Rogers, of Pleasant Hope, Missouri; her nephews, Greg Rogers, and his wife, Debra, Jeff Rogers, and his wife, Jennie, Jeremiah Rogers, and his wife, Lori, Nathaniel Rogers, and his wife, Holly, and Aaron Schmidt, and his wife, Melissa; her nieces, Sonya Rogers, and her husband, Mark Cook, Cindy Cope, and her husband, Brian, Sarah Killingsworth, and her husband, Joel, Rebecca Weaver, and her husband, Jordan, and Tracy Britt, and her husband, Dave; thirty-one great-nieces and nephews; and two great-great-nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was born and raised in the Strafford community, and after graduating from high school, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Southwest Missouri State University. She then attended seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, where she received her Master’s Degree. Joyce taught school for forty-one years, the majority of those years in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In 2011, she moved to Lebanon to be close to family.
Although Joyce never married, she helped raise her three younger brothers and took the role of Aunt Joyce very seriously. She was very close to her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She loved missions and lived very simply so she could support mission trips and charities with her finances.
Joyce loved God and was very active in the Southern Baptist church, where she taught classes, worked on mission trips and other projects. After moving to Lebanon, she was an active member of Second Baptist Church where she was involved in many phases of activities including being a leader for the Shoe Box Ministry. She also helped with children’s church and enjoyed teaching children about God. She quickly claimed her church friends as family.
Joyce was a loving sister, aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and know that she will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
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