Gregory Albert Rogers

Born January 14, 1955 in Oxford, MS, Gregory Albert Rogers was a son of the late John Henry and Ernestine Mitchell Rogers.

He attended school in Oxford where he was a star football player, scholarship winner, and graduate of OHS’s class of 1974. He continued his education at Northwest Mississippi Junior College, Mississippi Valley State University and Ole Miss. On July 22, 1995, he was united in marriage to Barbara J. Bennett at Mapledale Baptist Church in Sheboygan.

Greg worked for the Borden Company (Dairy Farmers of America) in Plymouth, WI, for over 20 years. He was a member and Deacon of Mapledale Baptist Church and at Love Fellowship. He served as a board member of the Sheboygan YMCA where he also worked out and swam. He enjoyed being outdoors and biking. His greatest joy was spending time with his family. Greg was a devout Christian who was always in service to others.

Greg passed away Saturday morning, May 22, 2021 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI surrounded by his children. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his children, Christopher (Ana) Rogers, and Jessica Rogers, all of Sheboygan, MI; his grandchildren, Sophia, Isabella and Savannah Rogers, and Jeremiah Green; his brothers and sisters, Charles (Pennye), Thomas (Ingrid), Sandra (William) Francis, Carol (John) Smith, and Ava (Fred) Hilliard; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Destiny Jean Rogers, and his brothers and sisters, Johnny, William, Freddie, and Virgie Mills and Linda Rogers.