Calvin Eugene Rodgers

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Calvin Eugene Rodgers, 64, of Lepanto died Feb. 25, 2021, in Lepanto. He was a handyman, farmhand and a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Lepanto. Mr. Rodgers was born Jan. 3, 1957 in Memphis, Tenn., to Walter and Josiephine McClain Rodgers. He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Lakeya Shantell Rodgers; two brothers, Walter Madlock and Leroy Madlock; two sisters, Rosie Turner and Cora Mae Holliman.

He is survived by his wife, Louvenia Rodgers of Lepanto; one son, Calvin Jamal Rodgers of Jonesboro; two brothers, Arthur Madlock, Sr. of Chicago, Ill., and Wilson (Florine) Rodgers of Kalamazoo, Mich.; three sisters, Ruby (Earl) Moore of Vienna, Ill., Azzie (Kenny) Jackson of Pasadena, Calif., and Lillie Mae Benson of Monrovia, Calif.

Visitation will be Friday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with the funeral at 12 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Burial will be at Pine Rest Cemetery in Lepanto with Pastor Larrie C. Bell, Sr. officiating. Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola is in charge.