Joy Rogers, 95, of Bryant passed away on Sept. 10, 2018 at the House of Three, a caring and loving assisted living facility. Joy was born August 20, 1923, the daughter of the late Homer and Pearl Bradford. She was preceded in death by Warren Dale “Lefty” Rogers, her loving husband of 62 years, and sisters Yvonne Lewis and Adron Ewing.
Joy grew up in Shirley, Ark. She and Lefty moved to Bryant in 1953. She had a green thumb and was a member of the Bryant Garden Club. Joy enjoyed sewing and all types of music, especially the classic hits of Elvis Presley. She was an excellent cook and loved creating dishes that used the fresh vegetables and fruit from her garden. She loved to read, westerns were her favorite. She had a special place in her heart for her dogs.
Joy was an avid Arkansas Razorbacks fan, and she was always rooting on her children at their many sporting events. She also enjoyed traveling. Hawaii was one of her favorite places.
She and Lefty had a wonderful life together and have four surviving children: Billie Bennett and her husband, Ronald, Rita Rogers, John Rogers, Jimmy Rogers and his wife Lynda. She is also survived by one granddaughter, Holly Bennett; two grandsons, Craig Bennett and Dylan Rogers; and two great grandchildren, Presley Bennett and Amber Bennett.
The family offers its special thanks to the members of the Violet Johnson Women’s Sunday School Class at First United Methodist Church of Bryant for their love and support.
Funeral services will be on Friday, Sept. 14, at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexander. Visitation at 12:00pm with Memorial Service at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Joy’s honor be made to the Humane Society of Saline County or the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
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