Virgil Raymond Rogers, III, 61, of Elba, Alabama, passed away peacefully at the home of his mother on June 17, 2021, after an extended illness.

Virgil was born on September 3, 1959 to Betty and Virgil R. Rogers, Jr. in Ozark, Alabama. He was a graduate of Carroll High School and attended Southern Polytechnic University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.  He loved Georgia Tech and Steelers football and all varieties of model airplanes and rockets.  He leveraged his college degree to become an expert in industrial structural design and capped his professional career as an Infrastructure and Facilities Engineer working on launch pad infrastructure with ULA/NASA.

Virgil was predeceased by his wife, and the love of his life, Patricia Kemp Rogers, his father, Virgil R. Rogers, Jr., his maternal grandparents, John Rushing, Jr. and Jessie Taylor Rushing, and his paternal grandparents, Virgil R. Rogers, Sr. and Bessie Webb Rogers.  He is survived by his mother, Betty Rushing Rogers, his sister, Virginia (Robert) Davis, and his nephew, Reagan Davis.  At his request, no formal services will be held.  For anyone wishing to honor Virgil, please consider a donation to Compassus Living Foundation, Troy Hospice Care.

Hayes Funeral Home of Elba, Alabama, is serving the Rogers family.