Funeral services for Kenneth Dayton Rogers will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2023, at First Baptist East with Rev. Doug Passmore, Pastor officiating.

Interment will follow in the Letitia Cemetery, East of Lawton under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends Friday evening from 5pm until 7pm at the funeral home.

Kenneth Dayton Rogers, 81, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023 in Lawton.

Kenneth was born October 17, 1941 in Lawton, Oklahoma to William Earl and Geneva Nadine (Nunley) Rogers. He grew up in the Pumpkin Center area attending Letitia Baptist Church and graduating from Central High School in 1959. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy and served his country for four years. He worked for the Fort Sill Civil Service as a post engineer for 37 years. He married the love of his life Mary Helen DeMarcus on May 29, 1964 in Letitia Baptist Church. They attended First Baptist Church East and traveled many miles together.

Besides the love that he had for Mary, his daughter, his two granddaughters and great grandson, Kenneth loved his gardening. He grew flowers to share their beauty, a vegetable garden for everyone to enjoy and was very meticulous in how he took care of his yard.

Kenneth is survived by his wife of the home, Mary Helen Rogers; daughter, Monica Anne Workman and husband Dewayne; two granddaughters, Chelsea Marie Henderson and husband Austin Todd and Ashley Lauren Baughman; one great grandson, Bentley Grayson Young; two sisters, Kaye Daley, and Theresa Mayhugh and husband Travis; one brother, John Rogers and wife Shirley and many nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Millard (Sonny) Rogers.