THE EULOGY BEGINS

Little is know of the early life of Rue Porter Rogers before the 8th grade.

It is widely believed that he received his first pair of overalls from renowned evangelist Rue Rorter, for whom he was named by his parents Lewis E. Rogers and Bulah Hill Rogers, of Crockett.

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Life of Rue Porter His preaching carried him into at least thirty of the U.S. states where he immersed about eight thousand people into Christ, including all his own family. Like many other preachers he had to provide a part of his own support, which he did, working as a carpenter. Most of his preaching was in meeting work, but he did do some local work in Bristow, Oklahoma from 1919 to 1928. While there, he not only helped to build a strong church there, but helped in the planting of the New Testament church throughout Northeastern Oklahoma. In 1931 he moved to Neosho, Missouri, where he made his home to the end of life.


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WHEN Daddy finished the 8th grade, he was going to do the graduate course and do eighth grade again. EVERYTHING changed when he got a chance to ride in the back of a pickup truck, or a model A, to Greenway High School and continue his education.

After high school, he tried to join the US Air Force, but was turned down because of color-blindness. He rode the bus to Little Rock to be inducted into the Army with Julian Hardin, long-time Crockett resicent.

In the Army, he gained recognition as an expert marksman. He worked as a quartermaster and served in Guam and Saipan.

After the Army, he enrolled in Harding University on the GI Bill, earning a BSc. degree. More importantly, he met his wife and the mother of his six children, Ruby Olive McReynolds, descendant of gospel preachers of distinction.