Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rogers

ROGERS

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 2/15/2002 at 21:31:53

MR. AND MRS. SAM ROGERS ARE BURNED TO DEATH
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rogers were burned to death by the explosion of a gasoline stove at their home in California. Particulars are lacking but it is reported that Mr. Rogers was burned while trying to extinguish the flames which were taking the life of his wife.

The body of the wife was brought to her former home in Texas for interment and the body of Mr. Rogers was brought to family burying ground at Mt. Sterling where funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Christian church with Rev. Rogers officiating.

He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Rogers and grew to manhood on the farm near Mt. Sterling, being familiarly known as "Sammy." His age was thirty-two. The accident in California occurred Sunday, Sept. 21.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 172 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given; however another obit on this page is dated October 1930, but this is no guarantee that this obit is also from 1930. Right below this article is "Advertise your public sales in the Van Buren Record.")

I am NOT related to the Rogers family and am posting this obit for those who may find them in their family history.

(originally posted 20 Aug 1999)