Harold Rogers

Harold Suggs Rogers, age 80, of Mt. Gilead, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 23, 2012. . The family will receive friends at the First Baptist Church in Albemarle on Friday, January 27 from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM. The funeral service will follow at 10:00 AM, officiated by Rev. Roger Thomas. The burial will be at 3:00 PM at the Melvin Family Cemetery, White Lake, NC. Harold was born in Dillon County, SC on September 22, 1931, to the late Arthur McCain Rogers and the late Geneva Suggs Rogers Hester. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Rachel Wallace Rogers in 2009. He is survived by two sons, Hal Rogers and his wife Michele of Charlotte and Brad Rogers and his wife Sissy of Hendersonville, NC; a daughter, Lynne Rogers of Albemarle; grandchildren, Jason Rogers, Austin Rogers, Cameron Rogers, Meredith Rogers and Simone Morrison. A United States Air Force Veteran, Harold was a Division Support Manager for CP&L, before he retired in 1993. He was very active in the communities where he lived, serving as: President of Wilmington Jaycees; President of Wilmington Youth Baseball; Treasurer, Sanford Lions Club; Coordinator, Great Town Committee, Mullins, SC; President of Mullins Chamber of Commerce; President of Mullins Rotary; Chairman of Mullins Dev. Commission; member Pee Dee Tourism Commission; First Baptist Church (Mullins) Deacon; Director of Carolina Golden Leaf Festival; Chairman of Carolina Golden Leaf Arts & Crafts, Mulllins, SC; President of Country Club of SC, HOA, Florence, SC. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 202 N. 2nd Street, Albemarle, NC 28001. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Rogers family.