Gretchen Celeste Rogers

Born in Rowden, Texas, she was the daughter of T.J. and Anita Neff. She graduated from Burleson High School in 1952 and attended Texas Christian University where she studied theater arts. She worked for years at Metropolitan Financial in accounting and, later in life, volunteered at the Granville Arts Center in Garland, TX ,as their bookkeeper and expert seamstress.

She enjoyed singing in the choir at Urban Park Baptist & Park City Baptist Church and acting in plays in community theaters all over the Metroplex. She will be remembered for her giving heart, smart wit, and love for her sons.

She is survived by her children Frank Marion Rogers (Judy), Joe Earl Rogers, Raymond Marvin Rogers (Elizabeth), and Bobby Wayne Rogers (Jessica), her grandchildren Jacey Rogers, Gentry Rogers (Zuleyma), Gene Rogers, Jake Rogers (Bradie), Cody Neff Rogers, Travis Rogers, and Whitney Rogers Hite (Josh), and great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband and parents, her brothers, Wayne Neff and Bobby Neff and sister, Betty Miller Neff, and her granddaughter Samantha Alyce Rogers.

A memorial service is scheduled for February 1, 2020, at noon at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Celeste’s life. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Salvation Army in her name.