Malinda (Cox) Rogers (1936)

COX, HINDMAN, MARSTON, ROGERS, STEWARD, WINFIELD

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 12/29/2007 at 19:51:59

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
January 23, 1936
Page 1

Melinda Rogers Dies

Melinda Cox Rogers, aged resident of Winterset, died at her home Wednesday, January 15th. She was 89 years of age, being born January 31, 1846 in Ohio and had she lived until the last of this month, would have been 90 years of age.

She came from Ohio to Iowa in 1861 with her parents and in 1868 they located in Madison county. On Christmas day of 1869 she was married to W. P. Rogers. To this union eight children were born; two of them died in infancy, a son James Edward in 1894 and a daughter Mrs. W. R. Steward in 1917. Mr. Rogers died in 1928.

Grandma Rogers, as she was commonly called, joined the Methodist church in Webster a number of years ago. She was apparently in good health, until a few hours before her death. For the past 25 years she has made her home with her son Winfield and daughter Edith.

Surviving Mrs. Rogers are her four children, Mrs. Myrtle Hindman, Edith, Winfield and Charles Rogers, all of Winterset, thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in the Oak Grove Evangelical church, Saturday, January 18th by the Rev. Ward B. Tarr. Interment was in Wight's cemetery. Pallbears were Ray Wilson, T. E. Coffman, C. C. Bek, Elmer Helm, L. C. Holmes and L. J. Kerr.
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Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, January 23, 1936

Quarry News

Everett Marston received word that his aunt, Mrs. William Rogers, passed away Wednesday. Mrs. Rogers was 90 years old. She lived in Winterset.

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