Osborne Britain Rogers III.

September 20, 1936 - April 16, 2020

Osborne Britain Rogers, III. "Brit" passed away peacefully on Thursday April 16th 2020 at his home in Southaven Mississippi. Brit was born Sept 20th 1936 to O. B. Rogers Jr and Mary Lou Oates. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and sister Mary Lou Klindworth. He is survived by his sister Sara (Harry) London, wife Linda, three children and nine grandchildren; Daughters; Teresa (Steve) Hatcher, and Jan (Rick) Lawrence and Son; Scott (Stephanie) Rogers, grandchildren; Ricky (Kari), Drew, Joshua, Dakota, Christian, Wesley, Faith, Osborne, Hope and one future great granddaughter, Sister-in-law’s Brenda (Larry) Sutherland, Darlene Smith, Robin (Pat) Langston, Denise (David) Yager, and brother-in-law’s, Joe (Liz) Alvey and Danny Alvey. Brit was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and Christian. He graduated from Tupelo High School with the class of 1955 and then attended Ole Miss. From there he entered the U.S. Army and received an Honorable Discharge. He was loved and cherished by many people, he will truly be missed. Given the current national conditions and the family's concern for the health and well-being of others, Brit will be interred at West Tennessee Veteran's Cemetery, 4000 Forest Hill Irene in Memphis, following a private service for the immediate family. The funeral service will be webcasted on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 1:00 pm. A link will be provided on this webpage to view the service. Please check back to view. There will be a visitation from 12:00pm until 1:00pm for extended family and friends. Please note that only ten visitors may visit at a time during that hour. To view the funeral service please click here: http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/27915 To view the tribute slideshow please click here: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/W7MDYKF399M7BT3Q