Dr. Earl “Mac” McNichol Rogers of Decatur passed away Wednesday February 6, 2019. Visitation for Dr. Rogers will be Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 12 noon until 2: pm at First Baptist Church. Celebration of lif service will begin at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church with Rev. Blake Kersey officiating. Dr. Rogers will be laid to rest at Roselawn Cemetery.
Dr. Rogers received Undergraduate and Medical degrees from the University of Mississippi. Spent two years in the U.S. Air Force as a medical officer. Practiced pediatrics in Decatur for 37 years and retired doing locum tenens through 2017. He also provided medical assistance to the Children’s Rehabilitation Services at The Children’s Hospital of AL in Birmingham for 30 years.Has been a member of First Baptist Church Decatur since 1971 where he had been a deacon, active member of the choir, helped with home bound ministry and mission trips. Other than family and church, his favorite hobby was model airplanes.
Dr. Rogers is survived by his wife of 55 years Gloria Saunders Rogers. Brother David Rogers and sister Joan Rogers. Children Keith H. Rogers and his wife Stacy and Amy K. and her husband Jim Merk III. Grandchildren Brayden Rogers, Crawford Merk and Campbell Merk.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Jude Affiliate (Pediatric Oncology Fund) at Huntsville Hospital Foundation, 801 Clinton Avenue East, Huntsville, AL 35801 in the name of Dr. Earl McNichol (“Mac”) Rogers
