Mr. Thomas Edward Rogers

June 27, 1928 - June 18, 2021

Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Edward Rogers, 92, will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday June 26, 2021 at the Bethany Baptist Church with Linda Lawless and Rev. Marvin Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in the Panola Mt. Zion Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Visitation will be 9-10:00 a.m. prior to the service Saturday. Mr. Thomas Edward Rogers was born June 27, 1928 in Waxahachie, Texas. He passed this life June 18, 2021 in Carthage, Texas. Thomas was one of seven children born to the marriage of Joseph Samuel and Mattie Knoll Rogers. He was raised and schooled throughout Texas. He served his country through the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. Rogers worked in street construction as a supervisor for the City of Shreveport. He was a longtime member of the Bethany Baptist Church. Thomas loved the outdoors gardening and fishing. He was a lover of life. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Fred, Charlie, Gilmer, Jody, Aday and Wanda; sons, Ricky and Freddie; and the mother of his children, Kathryn Rogers and her husband Marvin Crouch. Mr. Rogers is survived by his loving children, sons, Eugene Rogers and wife Janet of Bowling Green, KY, Ronnie Rogers and wife Debbie of Elysian Fields; Tim Rogers of Panola; daughters, Susan K. Faulk and husband Mike of Summerdale, AL, Linda Lawless and husband Ricky of DeBerry; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Serving as pallbearers will be, Ray Rogers, Bradley Rogers, Josh Faulk, Jason Faulk, Justin Faulk, and Ty Lawless.