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    Don Rogers

    September 17, 1925 - September 16, 2012

    FORT MEADE - Mr. Donald Clark Rogers, 86, passed away at his home Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 of heart failure. Mr. Rogers was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on September 17, 1925 and moved to Fort Meade from Haines City, FL in 1962. He was a retired Bank President with Flagship Bank and SunTrust Bank in Fort Meade, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, FL. Mr. Rogers was a member of Christ Church Episcopal in Fort Meade, where he served as treasurer and also held many positions in the church locally and in the Episcopal Diocese. He was a WW II, U.S. Navy Veteran, serving in the South Pacific. Mr. Rogers was instrumental in helping organize the building of the new Frank S. Battle Football Field in Fort Meade. He was also a member of the Florida Flywheelers, Lions Club, and Florida Bankers Association. Mr. Rogers graduated from Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, WV, Class of 1943. He then went on to graduate from Potomac State College in WV, and West Virginia Wesleyan State College in Buckhannon, WV where he played football and graduated in the class of 1950. Mr. Rogers also furthered his education graduating from The School of Banking of the South. Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by his step-son, William G. Trask, two sisters and a brother. He is survived by his wife, Janet Hartsaw Rogers, Fort Meade, FL; daughters, Katherine R. Newell (Bruce), Lakeland, FL, Ann R. Myers, (John), Amelia Island, FL, Sue R. Hunter (Steve), Bartow, FL, and their mother, Pauline Carland, Lakeland, FL; step-children, Jane T. Ganey, Lake Placid, FL, Donald A. Trask (Donna), Seminole, FL, Kenneth E. Trask (Karen), Fort Myers, FL; daughter-in-law, Mary Trask, Bartow, FL; mother-in-law, Mae Hartsaw, Bartow, FL; brother-in-law, Bob Hartsaw, Jacksonville, AL; grandchildren, Kimberly Waller, Joshua Townsend, Matt Ganey, Brad Ganey Shannon Ganey, Austin Trask, Aubrey Trask, Amanda Trask, Ashley Trask, Jeffrey Trask and Ryan Trask; great-grandchildren, Makenzie Ganey and Makabe Ganey. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 at Christ Church Episcopal, 1 N. Cleveland Ave., Fort Meade with The Rev. James McConnell officiating. In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make contributions to Christ Church Episcopal or Cornerstone Hospice. Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade 863-285-8171

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    FORT MEADE - Mr. Donald Clark Rogers, 86, passed away at his home Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 of heart failure. Mr. Rogers was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on September 17, 1925 and moved to Fort Meade from Haines City, FL in 1962. He was a... View Obituary & Service Information

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