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Surname: ROGERS, COPELAND, HEWITT, EDWARDS, BATES, BOGUE, COPP, WHELCHER
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RITES SET FOR JESSE ROGERS
Windfall, July 26- Jesse ROGERS, 73, west of Windfall Tipton Co., IN.,
died at his home at 6:30 pm. Thursday following a short illness caused
by a lung ailment.
Funeral services will be at 2 pm. Sunday at the Windfall Church of the
Brethren, west of Windfall, with the Rev. Denzil COPELAND officiation.
The Rev. Alva HEWITT will assist. Burial will be in the Neveda cemetery.
The body will be removed to the residence from the S.S. EDWARDS funeral
home here Friday evening.
Mr. ROGERS was born in Howard Co., IN., on 11 Mar 1873, to George and Zyrena
(BATES), ROGERS. He was one of six (6) children. The family moved to the
Windfall Tipton Co., IN., community [*moved from Henry Co.,IN., to, Howard
Co.,IN., to, Tipton Co., IN.], when Mr. ROGERS was young and he has resided
in the vicinity continuously.
On 06 Feb 1893, Mr. ROGERS was married to Miss Anna (BOGUE). They were
the parents of three (3) children, all of whom are decesed. A son, Lewis
ROGERS, died four years ago.
Mr. ROGERS was a member of the Windfall Church of the Brethren. He had
been engaged in farming.
Survivers are the widow; two (2) half-sisters, Mrs. Nora COPP of Tipton
and Mrs. Ida WHELCHER of Kokomo, and four grandchildren.