- Date Of Birth: 1928
- Date Of Death: 2020
- State: Indiana
Eaton, IN
Joyce J. Rogers, 92, died on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Hartford City.
Joyce was born on January 10, 1928 in Delaware County to Lloyd and Clara (Merkey) Gourley. She graduated from Eaton High School in 1946 and married Fred “Buck” Rogers. Together they raised their three children in Eaton.
Joyce worked as a beautician in Eaton for many years. She also worked for the Family Store in Eaton and wrote news for the Eaton Tribune from 1958 until its closure.
Joyce is survived by her daughter, Vicki Hargis (Dave) of Eaton; a son, Steven Rogers (Janet) of Germany; a sister, Barbara Martin (Edmund); five grandchildren: Mike Rogers, Ben Hargis (Hannah), Jessica Hargis (Nathan Jones), James Rogers and Joseph Rogers as well as nine great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Joyce was preceded in death by her husband Fred “Buck” Rogers; a son, Gary Rogers; seven brothers: Harold Gourley, Wendell Gourley, Lawrence Gourley, Donald Gourley, Norman Gourley, Merrill Gourley and Merl Gourley; and three sisters: Pauline Hess, Mary Johnson and Louise Johnson.
