- Date Of Birth: July 20, 1923
- Date Of Death: December 1, 2008
- State: Pennsylvania
Miles T. Rodgers, 85, of Hubbard, Ohio, formerly of Medical Center Road, Chicora, died Monday morning, December 1, 2008, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring, Ohio.
Born on July 20, 1923 in Gum Town, Armstrong County, he was the son of Ernest and Aida Frances Claypoole Rodgers.
Mr. Rodgers grew up in the Butler area. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. Mr. Rodgers piloted a landing craft which landed soldiers on the beach at Normandy.
He was a member of the Karns City United Methodist Church.
He was employed for many years by Isaly Dairy Company, having worked at as a district supervisor in northeast Ohio. Mr. Rodgers was a franchisee owner/operator of the Donut House in Warren and Liberty, Ohio and was a Karamel Korn franchisee owner/operator in Southern Park Mall, Eastwood Mall, and Beaver Valley Mall.
Mr. Rodgers was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Campbell Rodgers, on February 15, 2006. He and Mrs. Rodgers were married in Chicora on October 16, 1946.
Mr. Rodgers was an avid deer hunter and an excellent wood worker.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers raised their family in Hubbard, Ohio.
Surviving is a daughter, Doris Reingrover and her husband Ed of Alta Loma, California; three sons survive, Ted Rodgers and his wife Valerie of Atwater, Ohio; Dale Rodgers and his wife Joy of Mentor, Ohio; and Jay Rodgers and his wife Shirley of Plain City, Ohio. Twelve grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren survive. Two brothers survive, Robert Rodgers of East Butler and Grant Rodgers and his wife Shirley of Saxonburg. A sister survives, Annabelle Crissman of Kittanning. A number of brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive.
In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Rodgers was preceded in death by a number of brothers and sisters.
The family is comforted to know that on the first day of buck season, their Dad was up and gone early.
