Funeral services for Mr. Lawton Eston Rogers, Jr., age 74, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Charlie Westmoreland officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until the time of service on Friday. Mr. Rogers passed from this life on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his residence in Manchester, TN.
Eston was born in Coffee County, TN, to the late Lawton, Sr. and Alice Rogers. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. At this time, he lived in Germany and worked in the Air Defense Department. After his military career, Eston worked as a welder at Carrier before his retirement. He loved hunting, fishing, gardening, and playing ball, but his favorite thing was playing with his grandsons. He loved dogs, but especially Beagles and Fox Hounds. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.
In addition to his parents, Eston is also preceded in death by his loving wife of 36 years, Kathleen Rogers; brother, J.B. Rogers; sister, Etta Mae Lowry. He is survived by his daughter, Tammy Elliott (Donnie); brothers, Paul Rogers (Sharon); sisters, Betty Ann Adams, Shirley Hobbs, Celine Bryan (James), Earline McKesick, Patsy Baldwin (Foster), and Jenny McCafferty (Doug); grandchildren, Braxton and Carter Elliott.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Rogers family.