Narvel Lee Rogers

Narvel Lee Rogers was born to Narvel Henry Rogers and Elizabeth Goldman Rogers on February 6, 1927 in Brady, Texas.

Visitation will be held Monday September 25, 5pm to 7pm
Funeral Service will be held Tuesday September 26, 10am
both at the Lucas Funeral Home Hurst, 1321 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst, TX 76053.
Interment will follow 4pm at Rest Haven, Brady, TX.

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He is survived by: His wife of 70 years, Nelda. His daughters Teresa Smith (Roy) and Shari Gomez (Mark). His grandchildren Mary Dupont (Ian) and Jonathan Gomez (Kenzie) and 2 great granddaughters, Callie Jo and Harper Elizabeth. His cousin, Lynnell Hodel. Sister-in-law, Nancy Simpson, Brother-in-laws Charles Moore (Linda) and Richard Moore (Cynthia) and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by: His parents, his wife’s parents; Mary and Grady Moore; Sister-and brother- in-Laws: Shirl Boswell(Bosko), Iris Hayes(Neil), Jerry Simpson, and Nephew Marc Boswell.

Narvel was an only child. Anytime he met someone his first question was - “and where are you from?”, which would prompt him to tell you his story about growing up on ranches around Brown and McCullough counties. He attended Brady High School until he turned 18 when he joined the Army in 1945. His unit was next up to be sent as the first wave in the invasion of Japan when the war ended. He served in Japan as a prison guard after the bombing of Hiroshima. When he returned to Brady after the war, he obtained his GED. After working in Austin and attending the University of Texas and John Tarleton, he returned to Brady where Earl Rudder asked him to be commander of the National Guard in Brady where he served until the 1960s.

He then worked at Curtis Field with Junior and Joan Moore. Joan wanted to introduce him to her cousin so he agreed to a blind date with Nelda Moore. Nelda says she went out on a second date because she couldn’t figure out his name! They were married a few months later on August 20, 1953. They lived in Lohn where Nelda taught school until 1956 when they moved to Hurst. He took a job at Bell Helicopter and worked there in the chemical and processing lab until 1991. He traveled extensively all over the world with his job. He loved to travel and took his family on numerous road trips across the U.S.. He always seemed to meet someone he knew on those trips.

Narvel was a second father to his nieces, nephews, and many of the girl's friends. He was “Mr. Fix It” to many friends, family and neighbors. “Mr. Narvel” volunteered with Nelda for the girls’ Girl Scout troops
going on all the camping trips and helping teach the girls how to build a fire and other outdoor skills. HIs favorite saying was, “don’t sweat the small stuff and it’s mostly small stuff”.

In 1991, Narvel retired and became Granddaddy to Mary and Jonathan. He loved being with his grandkids - Mary Muffet and Charlie George. He attended every game and concert he could and was famous for his melted cheese sandwiches cut into smiley faces. He was so proud of them and lived to meet his great grand-daughters, Callie Jo and Harper.

When he learned computer skills, he began making cards for others. His dentist, doctor’s offices, bankers and family remember him dropping by with a card for every occasion. He was a member of Midway Church of Christ, in Hurst. He was active in SAMPE and Bell Helicopter Retirees. He also volunteered to bring the donuts to the Hurst Seniors Center every Monday.

Although his mobility was limited in his last years, he never lost his desire to help others. He would always ask what he should be doing, how he could help you, or would let you know his job was “holding down this recliner”. He was kind and gracious to all of his caregivers. The family would like to thank all who took care of him from Always Best Care, VNA Hospice, Parkwood and Brookdale Richland Hills Memory Care.and especially Cary Cox who “daddy sat” with him so Nelda could stay active and play bridge.

In honor of Narvel we say “Thankee, thankee” or “Arigato“ which means - Thank You - in Japanese - because we all know that is what he would say!