- Date Of Birth: August 3, 1921
- Date Of Death: September 6, 2009
- State: Georgia
James Vernoy Rogers, born August 3, 1921 in the Nebo Community of Paulding County passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Berry & Mozelle Adair Rogers, maternal grandparents, JW (Judge) & Linda Adair Adair; paternal grandparents, Levi & Marion Daniell Rogers; daughter, Lisa Anne Rogers & son, Jimmy Berry Rogers; brother, Leander Rogers; sister, Evelyn Rogers Morgan; and brother-in-law, Myrl Cochran.
He lived with his parents until he was 21 years old and worked as a farmer. He went into the Army Air Force at age 21 in September 1942 where he was an Engineer Gunner on a B-24 Heavy Bomber, flying out of the 15th Air Force in Italy flying 50 bombing missions including missions of Ploesti Oil Field, Yugoslavia, Germany, Italy and other occupied German territory and was credited with shooting down several German fighter planes. After returning from overseas in September 1944 he was an Air Force instructor.
By profession, he was an accountant having studied and attended American Tech in Chicago and GA State University for 12 years during the 50’s and early 60’s.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Beverly Babb Rogers of Dallas, GA; his sons, Vernoy Wayne Rogers and Michael David Rogers, both of Hiram, GA; a sister, Jeanette Rogers Cochran of Dallas; special nephew, Keith Cochran of Dallas; his sister-in-law, Shirley Dale Mistovich of Milton, FL; cousins.
