Marlon Bruce "Buddy" Rogers Obituary (1956 - 2015)

Marlon Bruce "Buddy" Rogers, 59, of Macon, IL passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate Buddy's life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Macon. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. Buddy was born on February 22, 1956 in Lexington, KY, the son of Marion B. and Verniece (Lay) Rogers. He married Meribeth Ruth Black on July 17, 1981. Buddy was a tire serviceman for Smith Tire Co. in Decatur and owner/operator of Rogers Trucking. He loved spending time with his daughters and grandchildren. Buddy always had fond memories of tobacco farming with his father in Kentucky. He enjoyed playing video games, fishing, bowling, camping, eating ice cream with chocolate syrup and a good cold Bud Light or Diet Pepsi. He was an avid baseball fan and enjoyed watching WWE wrestling and Westerns on television. Buddy was always there for his family and his friends. Buddy is survived by his wife: Meribeth Ruth Rogers of Macon, IL; father: Marion B. Rogers of Nicholasville, KY; daughters: Kristina Lee Rogers of Decatur, IL, Regina Renea Rogers of Washington, DC and Theresa Marie (Justin) Reiterman of Decatur, IL; sisters: Gene Peel, Jane (Dave) Sharp and Flonnie Morse all of Nicholasville, KY; grandchildren: Annaelizabeth Marie, Troy Lee, Kyle Bruce and Sadie Renea; great grandchild: Jerrica Leann; mother-in-law: Joann Black of Macon, IL; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Doug (Connie) Black of Macon, IL, Dawn Book of Macon, IL, Marty (Lu) Black of Taylorville, IL and Janet (Mike) Ketchum of Springfield, IL; many beloved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, mother, baby sister: Marla Ann and his father-in-law: Paul R. Black. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Ranjodh Singh and the staff of DMH IMC, ICU and 5100. Your loving care was so unbelievable. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.