James Thornley Rogers

James T. Rogers (Briggs), age 90, of Hoover, Alabama, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024. Jim was born on September 21, 1933. He was retired from the Jefferson County Courthouse IT Division. Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy K. Rogers; parents, Briggs M. Rogers and Jospephine Schollar. He is survived by lifelong friend, Marguerite Rome (Don) and nieces, Leslie McCarley, Laura Hancock (Steve), Lizabeth Rigsby (Jimmy), Susan Mann (Jim), Cynthia Jordan (Sonny), Joanna Jackson (John), and Jennifer H. Flynn. Jim was a loving husband of Nancy for fifty-one years until her passing in September 2023. He called their marriage “the love story of a lifetime). Jim served in the U.S. Navy in Communications. Jim was also an artist (using the pen name of “Briggs”, after his father). He was an ordained minister and worked with the Advocate program at Lifesong Ministries. He was a HAM operator enthusiast and a member of the Alabama Radio Museum. The family will receive friends on March 27, 2024 at Elmwood Chapel Funeral Home from 10am until 11 am in the Maple Room. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to one of Jim’s favorite charities: St. Judes and Samaritan’s Purse.