Ray Junior Rodgers

Mr. Ray Junior "R.J." Rodgers, 86, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at Morningside Assisted Living in Concord.

A funeral service is scheduled for 4:00 pm Friday, January 4, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Dr. Jarrod Lanning and Rev. David Franks will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 pm Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Mr. Rodgers was born December 6, 1932 in Rowan County. He was a son of the late Hugh Victor Rodgers and Rachell Irene Honbarger Rodgers. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He retired from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office after 43 years.

Mr. Rodgers is survived by his wife, Daisy Weaver Rodgers; daughter, Lynn Furr of China Grove; son, David R. Rodgers of China Grove; grandson, Rodney Alan Furr of Landis; great-grandson, Curtis Alan Furr; two brothers, Edward Brown Rodgers of China Grove and Arthur Banks Rodgers and wife Bessie of Landis; and a very special person to the family, Joyce Story of Roanoke, VA.

Memorials may be sent to Trinity Lutheran Church, 108 West Rice Street, Landis, NC 28088 or to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

The family would like to send a special thank you to the staff of Morningside Assisted Living.