Graveside services for Gary Allen Rogers, 57, of Washington were held Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the Washington-Wilkes Memorial Gardens with Peter Hoffmann officiating. He died Friday, July 31, at his home.

Mr. Rogers was a native of Wilkes County and was the son of Marjorie Whittington Rogers and the late Rufus Allen Rogers. He was a member of the Tignall Baptist Church and had retired as Sheriff of Wilkes County.

Survivors include his wife, Kimberly Smith Rogers; two sons, Christopher and Jonathan Rogers; a daughter, Jill Rogers; his mother, Marjorie W. Rogers; and three brothers, Clyde Rogers, Darrell Rogers, and Greg Rogers, all of Washington.

Pallbearers included Mike Sisson, Ricky Lindsey, Howard Heitman, Charlie Burgess, Benjie Hodges, and Jerry Stover. Members of the Wilkes County Sheriff's Department and the Washington Fire Department served as honorary pallbearers.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Home, P.O. Box 1000, Stockbridge, Ga. 30281; the American Kidney Association, or the Tignall Baptist Church.

Hopkins Funeral Home of Washington was in charge of arrangements.