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Submitted: 6/15/16 • Approved: 6/15/16 • Last Updated: 6/18/16 • R1144940-G1144605-S3
Sept 14, 1930 - July 28, 2010
Married Jimmy Dean May 9 1949
Dorothy Lee (Smith) Rogers, of Springdale, AR formally of Grubbs, AR departed this life on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Circle of Life Hospice, Springdale, AR.
She was born on September 14, 1930 at Pond Switch, AR, to Cecil Elmo and Madge Pearl Smith.
Dorothy married Jimmy D. Rogers 61 years ago and became a military wife, for a few years. When her husband left the Army and they moved back home to Grubbs, she became a farmer's wife. She kept the books for the farm and she helped during both planting and harvest time. She work for the postal service for 10 years and together with husband was treasure for the First Baptist Church of Grubbs for 30 years. Dorothy loved working in her flower beds and garden, reading her Bible, teaching Sunday school and Vacation Bible School. They moved to Springdale in 2004 to be close to their family.
She was preceded in death by her son Jimmy Douglas Rogers, her parents, 3 sisters Betty Jo smith, Armelda Stover, and Sara Gentry, two brothers James Leon and Elmo "Sonny" smith.
Dorothy is survived by her loving husband Jimmy D. Rogers of Springdale, one daughter DeAnn Proffitt and husband Mark of Springdale, on grandson Jeremy Proffitt, of Clermont, FL, two granddaughters, Charissa Napier and husband Timmy of Prairie Grove, AR, Tamyra Proffitt of Springdale, and four great-grandchildren Aspen, Khloe, Quinton, and Cash Napier of Prairie Grove, AR.
Funeral services were at the Grubbs First Baptist Church with burial at Ballews Chapel Cemetery in Grubbs on Monday, August 2nd, 2010.
Children:
Jimmy Douglas Rogers (1960 - 2001)
Contributed on 6/15/16
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