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Wayland Charles Rogers

Birth	:	7 Feb 1903 Davis County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	11 Jul 1974 Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Floris Cemetery, Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8712250, -92.3180080
Description	:	Wayland Rogers, 71, of Floris, died at the Davis County Hospital, Thursday at 11:55 a.m. after a lengthy illness. He was born in Davis County, Feb. 7, 1907, the son of James and Lydia Mae Carter. He married Hazel Goodwin, Feb. 17, 1927. He was a member of the Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Bonnie and Willa Mae Reiner both of Ottumwa; Gerry Kilgore of Bloomfield; ; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; six brothers, Wilson of Spokane Wash, Frank of of Eldon, Richard Bosker of DeLand, Fla., Vernon... Read More	Wayland Rogers, 71, of Floris, died at the Davis County Hospital, Thursday at 11:55 a.m. after a lengthy illness. He was born in Davis County, Feb. 7, 1907, the son of James and Lydia Mae Carter. He married Hazel Goodwin, Feb. 17, 1927. He was a member of the Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Bonnie and Willa Mae Reiner both of Ottumwa; Gerry Kilgore of Bloomfield; ; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; six brothers, Wilson of Spokane Wash, Frank of of Eldon, Richard Bosker of DeLand, Fla., Vernon Bosker of Maycek, N.C., Gordon Bosker of Kansas City, Mo., Jack Bosker of Ottumwa, and one sister Ivah Schimdt of Burbank, Calif. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one granddaughter. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Priestley Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Harold Day, offficiating. Burial will be in the Floris Cemetery. The Ottumwa Courier July 12, 1974 Ottumwa Courier, June 02, 2003, Page 18 POTTUMWA — Willa Mae Reinier, 68, of Ottumwa, is a family storyteller. Before anyone thinks that’s the same as fibbing, I’m referring to someone who practices one of the oldest forms of folk art. Like dancing and singing, storytelling grew out of people’s need to share their emotions and experiences. Willa Mae loves her family and enjoys talking about them. Some of her cousins may say Willa Mae just plain loves to talk. She is very willing to share thoughts and memories about the lives and times of her people, living or deceased. Her soothing, alto voice immediately captivates her listener. A Courier story about Sioc Cemetery prompted Willa Mae to call me. Her great-grand-mother is buried there. Mary Adeline “Mommy” Powell, who helped families in the Eldon area as a midwife, died when Willa Mae was 9 years old. Cttefi Lord/The Courter Willa Mae Reinier of Ottumwa is a family storyteller, always willing to chat about the lives and times of family members, living or deceased. In her hands are three treasured items. At left is a photo of her grandparents, Ed and May Bosker, whose four sons served in World War ll. In the middle is a Courier clipping of the first volunteers from Wapello County, including Richard Ernest Bosker; and pictured at right are Vernon, Gordon, Jack and Richard Bosker, later in life. “She also washed and dressed the dead. She was a good Christian woman,” Willa Mae said. “I still have a table that belonged to her.” At the time Willa Mae called, the war with Iraq was the top story and that memories of her seven uncles who volunteered to serve during World War II. Willa Mae’s father. Charles Wayland Rogers, was too old to serve but his four younger brothers did — Richard, Gordon, Jack and Vernon Bosker. Charles also had two sisters, Iva and Irma, and their husbands, Charles Schmidt and Don Wagner, also joined the military. The seventh uncle was Varold Goodwin, the brother of Willa Mae’s mother, Hazel Goodwin Rogers. Even though Charles couldn’t enlist, he moved to Spokane, Wash., after John Morrell & Co. closed the sheep kill operation in Ottumwa. His wartime effort in Spokane was wiring ships. Meanwhile, his wife, Hazel, worked at Morrell’s and maintained the farm with the help of Willa Mae and her sisters, Gerry and Bonnie. The Courier documented a couple of Willa Mae’s family stories. She still has a 1941 clipping of Richard Bosker, one of the first to enlist in the U.S. Army from Wapello County. Another clipping showed Jack Russell Bosker, 17, handing his father, Ed, a fifth flag for the display of small flags in the front room window of the Bosker home. Each flag represented a son (and a son-in-law) in the armed forces. Vernon and Jack joined the U.S. Navy and were both in the European Theater of Operations. “Would you believe those two met out on the ocean? They were assigned to different ships and for whatever reason, their officers needed a meeting together,” Willa Mae said. “Vernon heard Jack’s ship was nearby, so he got permission to go w ith the officer and visit Jack. Those two laughed, cried and told lots of stories.” Willa Mae’s Uncle Gordon, now 85, is her favorite. When she asked him if he knows the Lord is his savior, Gordon always said, “When you’re on the firing line, there are no atheists in the foxholes.” Gordon told her lots of stories about World War II. In one adventure, Gordon and his commanding officer were traveling a road when they heard Germans nearby. “They had to hide for their lives so they jumped into a ditch,” Willa Mae said. ‘‘Well, that ditch was full of human waste. I asked Uncle Gordon what he did then. He said they put their faces in their helmets until it was safe to get out. He also said that experience was quite an equalizer for him and his commanding officer.” Lydia May Carter Rogers Bosker was another special family member to Willa Mae. Throughout our numerous conversations, Willa Mae always said she wanted to pay homage to her grandmother, who reared several children and wrote faithfully to her sons during the war. “I remember her sitting there by her window, reading her Bible and writing,” Willa Mae said. Getting Willa Mae to talk about herself wasn’t easy, but I did find out a few things. Even these days, Willa Mae is busy painting and decorating houses and taking care of her own hearth and home for her husband, Larry, and their son, Brian, and his two daughters. Willa Mae and Larry will soon celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Brian isn’t an only child — he has a sister, Stacy Gray, who is a court reporter in Charlotte, N.C. A second sister, Connie, died at age 13 due to “bad kidneys,” Willa Mae said. Willa Mae has been encouraged to write down all the family stones she knows or to train a younger storyteller. Time will tell the story — but not nearly as Wills Mae. Published in The Ottumwa Courier, June 2, 2003

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Where is Wayland Charles Rogers's memorial?
Wayland Charles Rogers's memorial is located at: Floris Cemetery, Floris, Davis County, USA.
When did Wayland Charles Rogers death?
Wayland Charles Rogers death on 11 Jul 1974 in Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.8712250
Longitude: -92.3180080

Family Members:

Parent

James Nelson Rogers

(1876 - 1910)

Lydia Mae Carter Bosker

(1884 - 1958)

Spouse

Hazel Mae Goodwin Rogers

(1906 - 1991)

Siblings

Frank “Dank” Rogers

(1907 - 1994)

Opal Rita Rogers Smith

(1910 - 1971)

Ernest Richard Bosker

(1913 - 1986)

Kenneth Ellsworth Bosker

(1917 - 1917)

Jack Russell Bosker

(1923 - 1989)

Erma Kathleen Bosker Grade

(1925 - 1966)

Frederick Paul Bosker

(1928 - 1928)

Children

Gerry E Rogers Kilgore

(1929 - 2020)

Valora L. “Bonnie” Rogers

(1932 - 2003)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Floris Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8712250, -92.3180080

2. Peden Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8848000, -92.3291000

3. Pierce Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8708000, -92.2938995

4. Mount Gilead Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8683014, -92.2667007

5. Mars Hill Cemetery
Ottumwa, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8993000, -92.3572000

6. Fiedler Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9124985, -92.3131027

7. Jay Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8288994, -92.3227997

8. Wilson Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8249000, -92.3103000

9. Spence Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8863907, -92.3847198

10. Glasgow Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8856010, -92.2497025

11. Sedore Family Cemetery
Ottumwa, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9046100, -92.2623100

12. Swinney Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8411110, -92.3847220

13. Bethlehem Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8699989, -92.2399979

14. Fite Hill Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8972414, -92.2474037

15. Railback Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9250182, -92.2835155

16. SIOC Cemetery
Eldon, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9190903, -92.2705612

17. White Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8112810, -92.3039270

18. Jackson Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8361015, -92.2506027

19. Dunnville Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8227997, -92.3796997

20. Cooper Cemetery
Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9442482, -92.3064423

21. Rouch Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8018990, -92.2688980

22. Kingdom Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8428001, -92.4194031

23. Rime Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8899994, -92.4285965

24. Eldon Cemetery
Eldon, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9296989, -92.2249985