Norman Rogers Jr., 85, of rural Urbana, Indiana, died at 5:00 pm, Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at The Waters of Wabash East. He was born on November 26, 1937, in Wabash, Indiana, to Norman Sr. and Omadell (Osmon) Rogers.
Junior was a graduate of Urbana High School, and was a US Army veteran. He married Reta Kay Branham in Urbana on November 2, 1985; she died September 14, 2006. Junior was a retired farmer, welder, and a jack of all trades. He was a retired member of the Urbana Fire Department. He enjoyed farming, hunting, fishing, and especially spending time with his family and friends.
He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Mae (Jim Bailey) Piper of Wabash; two grandchildren, John Freeman Hatton Jr. of North Manchester, Indiana, and Cody Lothridge of Indianapolis, Indiana; sister, Donna Carr of Monticello, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews. He was also preceded in death by his parents, brother, Jerry Rogers, and his sister, Karen Hoover.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 pm Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Urbana Fire Department.
The memorial guest book for Junior may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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