Obituary for REX EDWARD ROGERS
Rex E. Rogers of 2411 40th St. died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center of complications of a vascular disease. He was 68. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Highland Park Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Hayesville, he moved to Des Moines in 1950 and retired as a prescription shoe fitter. He was a Navy veteran and member of Mended Hearts Club.
Surviving are his wife, Thelma; a daughter, Susan Simpson of West Des Moines; two sisters, Daisy Besser of Sigourney and Doris Schumacher of Clinton; and a grandchild.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Hamilton''''s Near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to his church or the American Heart Association.
Born in Hayesville, he moved to Des Moines in 1950 and retired as a prescription shoe fitter. He was a Navy veteran and member of Mended Hearts Club.
Surviving are his wife, Thelma; a daughter, Susan Simpson of West Des Moines; two sisters, Daisy Besser of Sigourney and Doris Schumacher of Clinton; and a grandchild.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Hamilton''''s Near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to his church or the American Heart Association.