The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-03

regret that his host of friends
OUT the State learn of his death.
The funeral! services will be con-
Quoted at Wake Forest. the old nome
of the deceased. the place whare he
was educated. where he was con-
verted, where he won his wife. Ihe
services will be in charge of Rev. Il.
r. Vann and Rev. w. G. Tyree. Of this
city, Rev. DR.. c. e. Taylor, Prof. w.
b. Royal and Rev. j. W. Lynch, OF
Wake Forest.
The remains viii! he taken from
Raleigh to Wake Forest on Sunday
morning, and the services in Wake
Forest will take place at 4:3O N the
afternoon, these being held in the
College chapel The honorary pail
bearers from Raleigh will be Messrs.
S. w. Brewer. John e. Ray w. X.
Crawford Jr.. r. II. Briggs, ~ A.
Dunn and J. d. Boushall. The active
pail bearers will all be from the o-iice
of the News and Observer. represent
ing every department of the paper, as
follows: Messrs. w. II. Baglev, f..
e. Britton, W. f. jackson. y. =
Moore. L. f. Afford. w. G. Huffman.
A. w. ST. Jacques and John f. Knox.
In Wake Forest the 2all-bearers Will
be Mcssrs r. e. Holding, w. w. Hold
ing, G. e. Brewer, r. Il. Royal, W. ..
Riddick and w. G. Brewer. The In
torment will be n the town cemetery.
Mr.. Wiley NJ Rogers was born In
Durham county on the 30th of April,
1862, and WIS AZ years Old the past
April He was the son of the late
b. Y. Rogers, an influential ana
prominent citizen OF R>rgh TO"
many years. His education was re-
ceived at Wake Forest College, after
which he was engaged in mercantile
business IN Durham. later n Wake
Forest. for several years.
For the past twelve years Mr..
Rogers has been with the Business
Department Of the News and ObserV-
er, his service being in the field. He
was first connected with the paper
under Capt. S. A. Ashe, later with Mr..
Josephus Daniels. He has been ever
faithful, diligent and true. devotlng
his untiring energy to the circulation
department Of the paper. How he
was regarded by the stockholders of
this paper is shown by the following
extract from a resolution adopted at
the last meeting in August, at which
time Mr.. Rogers was reported as i'm
proving:
Resolved, That the stockholders
have learned with deep regret of the
illness of Mr.. w. M. Rogers, long one
of the most efficient men in the bust
ness department of the paper =
due to Mr.. Rogers, and the company
desires to assure him both of their ap-
probation of his devotion of the best
interests of the paper and of their
earnest wish that he may soon be re-
stored to health and to active ser
vice"
Mr.. Rogers in early life became a
member of the Baptist church. He
was eighteen years of age when he
was converted, and this was in the
chapel where tomorrow his funeral
service will be conducted. He has
been devout member OF the church.
In 1882 he and Miss Lydia Walters, of
Wake Forest, daughter of the late DR..
w. T. Walters, of Wake Forest, were
married. His wife survives him with
five children, these being Mrs. B. 7.
Wade, of Troy who is now i'll with
fever at the home here on Halifax
street, Misses Bessie and Margaret,
Master Wiley, and little Annie, six
years old.
In the party which goes to Wake
Forest Sunday there will be Mrs
Mrs Wiley M. Rogers, three of the
children, Mrs. W. M. Dickson, of Wake
Forest, ster of Mrs Rogers, and a
number of friends The funeral par
ty will leave here over the S. A. l..
on SO and will return at 1877 Sunday
evening.