Byron Ellroy Rogers (1942)

BRUETT, CUTSHALL, ROGERS, TUTTLE

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 3/6/2012 at 08:28:02

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, January 21, 1942
Page 4

BYRON E. ROGERS DIES

Van Meter—(Special)—Jan. 20

Byron E. Rogers passed away Tuesday at his home near Van Meter after an illness of about two years.

The funeral was held at the Methodist church Friday afternoon conducted by the pastor, the Rev. W. L. Hawn. A quartet composed of Mrs. Lloyd D. Fisher, Mrs. John L. England, C. Dwight England and R. Leo Phillips sang, with Mrs. A. G. Felter as pianist. The pallbearers were Keith England, Lester Prouty, Carroll Gutshall, Ralph Terhune, Francis French and Earl England.

Burial was made in the Union Chapel cemetery.

Byron Elroy Rogers, third son of James and Mary Rogers, was born December 27, 1914, on a farm northeast of Winterset in Union township and departed this life at his home near Van Meter on Jan. 13, 1942, at the age of 27 years, 16 days.

Byron attended the schools of Madison county and spent most of his life in the Winterset vicinity.

On December 24, 1938 he was united in marriage to Leona Lucinda Cutshall, youngest daughter of George and Susie Cutshall, and since his marriage has lived in Van Meter township.

To their union was born one son Dwayne Elroy Rogers.

He was a member of the Methodist church.

He was preceded in death by his mother, one brother and a sister.

He leaves to mourn, his wife, and little son, his father, James Rogers of Van Meter, three brothers, William of DeSoto, Arthur of Arizona, and Louis of Van Meter, and four sisters, Mrs. Fred Bruett of Winterset, Marie Rogers of Woodward, Mrs. John Tuttle of DeSoto and Hallie Rogers of Glenwood.

Among those here from a distance for the funeral were Mrs. Albert Hoyle, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hoyle, Mr. and Mrs. William Hoyle, --------------------- and James Belicock all of Churdan, Mrs. John Cutshall, Homer Forrest, Emma, Susie and Leo Cutshall of Maxwell, Mrs. Janie Sheets, the Misses Lucille and Louise Sheets, Mrs. Bertha Green, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Rhynerson and Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter all of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cutshall and children, Marybelle, Hazel, Dale and Marjorie Ann of Montezuma, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rhynerson of Polk City, Mrs. John Rogers of Cumming, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Crawford and Lucinda, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bruett, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rhynerson and Jesse Rogers all of Winterset, Mrs. William Cutshall and Darlene, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. John Tuttle all of DeSoto.

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