Leon Lloyd Rogers, age 92, of Mena, died Monday, February 21, 2022, at the Green House Cottages of Homewood in Mena, Arkansas. He was born on Tuesday, August 20, 1929, to Otto Kato Rogers and Lois Maude Jones Rogers in Heber Springs, Arkansas.
Leon was a great man whom was admired by many. He believed that you should do the best you can with the tools you are given. Leon attended the First Baptist Church of Mena. He served proudly in the United States Army throughout the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Leon served in the General McArthur’s Honor Guard and retired from the military after 20 years of dedicated service. His favorite hobby was spending time in his rock shop. He was proud of the family he had built and enjoyed all the time he could spend with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Leon was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, uncle and friend and will be missed by all who knew him.
Leon is preceded in death by his parents; and his first wife, Maudene Rogers.
Leon is survived by his loving wife, Edna Rogers of Mena; five sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Debbie Rogers of Mena, Bruce and Sue Rogers of Irving, Texas, Billy and Shannon Rogers of North Augusta, South Carolina, Larry and Bonnie Ham of Wright City, Oklahoma, and Brett and Melissa Ham of Mena; three daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and John Hawkins of Maud, Texas, Marsha and Jim Tuemler of New Braunfels, Texas, and Julie and Russell McLelland of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one sister, Cathren Rodriguez of Stockton, California; eighteen grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, February 28, 2022, at 10:00 AM at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena with Brother Russell Threet officiating. Interment will follow at the Pinecrest Memorial Park in Mena under the direction of Bowser Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 27, 2022, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral service will be live-streamed here: https://my.gather.app/remember/leon-rogers
Fly high, Mr. Rogers.