SPC Bradley Paul Rogers, 23 of Ooltewah, Tn, died on February 23, 2013 while on home from leave from the U.S. Army. He was born in Belvoir, VA and attended Ooltewah High School. Bradley loved the outdoors and working on cars with his dad. He joined the U.S. Army in May 2008 and served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was currently stationed at Ft. Campbell ,Ky.
Survivors include his father, Brian Rogers, Ooltewah; mother, Jennifer Rogers, Tunnel Hill, GA; sisters, Angela (Jason) VanAllman, East Brainerd and Michelle Rogers, East Brainerd; paternal grandparents, Donald P. (Patricia) Rogers, Topeka, KS and Jeanette (James) Byerley, Chattanooga; maternal grandparents, Melvin and Louise Cummings, Dunlap, TN and several extended family members.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Monday, March 4, at Heritage Funeral Home, Chattanooga, Tn, with Rev. Cecil Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Chattanooga National Cemetery with full military honors.
The family will receive friends from 2-8 PM Sunday, March 3, at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.