Vera Elizabeth

Rogers

Mrs. Vera Elizabeth Rogers, 95, of Anderson, Missouri, departed this life on Friday morning, April 8, 2022, at McDonald County Living Center after a recent decline in health.

Vera entered this life on January 7, 1927, in Neosho, Missouri, one of six children born to the late George Edward and Anna Blanche (Crumbliss) Clark.  She was raised in Anderson and was a 1944, graduate of Anderson High School.  On June 3, 1945, at Banner Church, she was united in marriage to Jack William Rogers and to this union two sons were born, Ronnie and John.  Vera was a secretary throughout her life and believed in hard work.  She worked for the James Tatum Law Firm in Anderson, Teledyne and Rocketdyne in Neosho, the McDonald County High School and McDonald County Family Services, retiring in 1998.  She enjoyed fishing, working puzzles, playing Mexican Train Dominoes and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan.  Vera was a lifelong and faithful member of Banner Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of sixty-one years, Jack Rogers on November 12, 2006; and three siblings, Tommy, Lee and Nedra.

Vera is survived by her two sons, Ronnie Rogers and wife, Connie, of Goodman and John Rogers of Neosho; three grandchildren, Erin Rogers of Wichita, Kimberly Hamilton and husband, Christopher, of Combine, Texas and Kyle Rogers and wife, Jill, of Goodman; five great grandchildren, Dakahri Saunders, Lauren Wasson, Carston Hamilton, Nathan Rogers and McKenzie Rogers; a sister, Edna Crosby of Goodman; a brother, George Clark of Mt. Vernon, Missouri; as well as a host of other family and friends.

The Rogers family would like to personally thank Dixie Cook and Margie Hall for their friendship and the loving care that they have shown to Vera since 2007. They are forever grateful for their devotion to her.

Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2022 at Banner Church of the Nazarene with Pastors Dennis Bergen and Ronnie Tosh officiating.  Burial will follow at Banner Cemetery.  Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Kyle Rogers, Christopher Hamilton, Jeremy Brown, Carston Hamilton, Nathan Rogers, Earl Rogers, Tim Clark, Randy Clark, and Terry Carman.  The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are being directed to the Banner Cemetery Care Fund c/o the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com .  Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.