Obituary: Patricia Jayne Roark Rogers
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Patricia Roark Rogers, age 57, of Lake Oconee, Ga., passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Danville, Va., the daughter of Frank and Janey Hamlett Roark, she graduated from George Washington High School and Elon College. She retired from Levi Strauss as a regional manager in Atlanta.
She married Timothy Drake Rogers in 2003 and they began new careers together in real estate in Lake Oconee, Ga.
She was preceded in death by her father, Frank J. Roark, and brother, Terry Roark. She is survived by her husband Tim Rogers, mother Janey Roark, brother Frankie Alan Roark, nephew Cody Lee Roark, and special aunt Fleecy Hamlett.
Funeral services were Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Danville, Va. Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or Abbey Hospice in Social Circle, Ga.
Mrs. Rogers’ brother Frankie Roark is a noted Tennessee Walking Horse trainer in Shelbyville, Tenn. Our sincerest sympathy goes out to him and his family.
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