Bill and Maxine Rogers Memorial Fund
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This memorial is to honor the life of my parents Bill and Maxine Rogers of San Augustine County.
William "Bill" Rogers was born August 19, 1931 and Birtie Maxine Rogers was born May 7, 1947. Bill and Maxine were married for more than 50 years, before passing away a mere 27 days apart.
Maxine passed away on August 17, 2019 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. Maxine was wheelchair bound and unable to communicate clearly toward the end of her life. Bill was a doting husband to the end, comforting Maxine and ensuring her needs were met. Following the passing of his wife, Bill's health deteriorated rapidly and he passed away on September 13, 2019.
While acting in their rolls as father, mother, grandpa, grandma, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, son, daughter, neighbor or friend, Bill and Maxine were always known for their kindness and humor.
When talking to my relatives and friends last month after mom passed away, the common thought that came from everyone is how mom was always good to people. Her door, her couch, her home was always open. She would go anywhere and do anything with anyone. I never worried one day of my entire life that my mother would be there for me. She was the safety net of my life. All of my friends enjoyed that safety as well. My closest friends and cousins were treated as her own. Mom was involved in everything from the church to 4-H to all my basketball games. She was there and she always made us laugh.
My dad was quieter than my mom and tended to blend into the background, while she enjoyed being a free spirit. He was stoic and had a dry sense of humor which I loved. I spent my life watching him work. He always worked. He didn't call in sick. He didn't take a day off to indulge in hobbies. He just worked. After he retired from Adams Distribution, his former boss told me it was well over a month before anyone figured out how to properly work the coffee pot because daddy had kept fresh coffee ready, no matter the time of day, for over 25 years.
Mom and dad gave so much of themselves to others that in their later years, all they had left was each other. Though we are grateful that they are now eternally together, our family is left with a financial burden too large for us to bear. Maxine had a small life insurance policy that helped with her modest funeral costs, but there was nothing left for her headstone. Bill had no life insurance policy, and so we are responsible for all of his final expenses, as well as the joint headstone for them both. We don't need, or want, an extravagant service. We just want to be able to lay our parents to rest side by side, just as they walked through this life together.
All donations will go to me (Wade "Matt" Rogers), to be used for Bill's funeral expenses and the headstone for them both. If there is anything left after these expenses, the funds will go toward paying off back taxes on Bill and Maxine's property. We appreciate any support you can give, financial or emotional, as this will be a very trying time for the family.
William "Bill" Rogers was born August 19, 1931 and Birtie Maxine Rogers was born May 7, 1947. Bill and Maxine were married for more than 50 years, before passing away a mere 27 days apart.
Maxine passed away on August 17, 2019 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. Maxine was wheelchair bound and unable to communicate clearly toward the end of her life. Bill was a doting husband to the end, comforting Maxine and ensuring her needs were met. Following the passing of his wife, Bill's health deteriorated rapidly and he passed away on September 13, 2019.
While acting in their rolls as father, mother, grandpa, grandma, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, son, daughter, neighbor or friend, Bill and Maxine were always known for their kindness and humor.
When talking to my relatives and friends last month after mom passed away, the common thought that came from everyone is how mom was always good to people. Her door, her couch, her home was always open. She would go anywhere and do anything with anyone. I never worried one day of my entire life that my mother would be there for me. She was the safety net of my life. All of my friends enjoyed that safety as well. My closest friends and cousins were treated as her own. Mom was involved in everything from the church to 4-H to all my basketball games. She was there and she always made us laugh.
My dad was quieter than my mom and tended to blend into the background, while she enjoyed being a free spirit. He was stoic and had a dry sense of humor which I loved. I spent my life watching him work. He always worked. He didn't call in sick. He didn't take a day off to indulge in hobbies. He just worked. After he retired from Adams Distribution, his former boss told me it was well over a month before anyone figured out how to properly work the coffee pot because daddy had kept fresh coffee ready, no matter the time of day, for over 25 years.
Mom and dad gave so much of themselves to others that in their later years, all they had left was each other. Though we are grateful that they are now eternally together, our family is left with a financial burden too large for us to bear. Maxine had a small life insurance policy that helped with her modest funeral costs, but there was nothing left for her headstone. Bill had no life insurance policy, and so we are responsible for all of his final expenses, as well as the joint headstone for them both. We don't need, or want, an extravagant service. We just want to be able to lay our parents to rest side by side, just as they walked through this life together.
All donations will go to me (Wade "Matt" Rogers), to be used for Bill's funeral expenses and the headstone for them both. If there is anything left after these expenses, the funds will go toward paying off back taxes on Bill and Maxine's property. We appreciate any support you can give, financial or emotional, as this will be a very trying time for the family.
Organizer
Matt Rogers
Organizer
Holly Lake Ranch, TX
