David Lane Rodgers
Laurinburg
Mr. David Lane Rodgers, 56, of 1808 Anita Drive died Wednesday, April 7, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Monroe officiated by the Revs. Jack Watts, Jerry Rhyne, and Marion Rhyne. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Rita Montgomery Rodgers; a son, Marty Lane Rodgers of Laurinburg; his mother, Bessie Robinson Rodgers of Mineral Springs; a brother, Carl E. Rodgers, Jr. of Mineral Springs; a sister, Pattie Rodgers of Mineral Springs; mother-in-law, Bea Montgomery; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James and Barbara Ellis; nieces, Ginger Rodgers Outen and Jill Ellis Belk; nephews, Scott Rodgers, Jerry Rodgers, Jr., Jeffrey Rodgers, and Rusty Ellis. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Rodgers.
Born November 4, 1947 in Union County, he was also a son of the late Carl E. Rodgers, Sr. He graduated from Parkwood High School and attended NC state University on a scholarship where he was a fullback on the football team. After graduation he joined the Hamlet Savings and Loan, later First Southern as branch manager.
David founded his own home mortgage company and operated it as a part of Rodgers Realty and Construction Co. He was also a Realtor and past president and director of the Laurinburg Board of Realtors.
David was also a member of the Laurinburg Optimist Club and help start the Scotland County Humane Society.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium and from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Monroe.
Memorials may be made to Bethany Presbyterian Church, 6713 Plyler Mill Rd., Monroe, NC 28110 or the Henry Rape Sunday School Class, Mount Zion Baptist Church, 6907 Gus Eubanks Rd., Monroe, NC 28110.
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