Rev. Ronald F. Rogers, 72, went to his heavenly home on the Lord's Day, June 26th, 2016. Ronald was born in Albany, NY on December 14th, 1943. He was an ordained minister, a church planter, and a General Contractor. He pastored churches in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and South Carolina for 52 years. He was serving as pastor of Community Wesleyan Church in Iva, SC at the time of the death. Ronald served the Kingdom not only by pastoring churches, but also by building them. He served as architect, designer, and foreman of numerous major building projects over the years. He also built several homes and did general contract labor. The joy of his life was his train, The Mighty Micah, which he built with his own hands. He loved to take his train to festivals where he would spend hours bringing joy into the hearts of children and their parents. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, cooking and watching the New York Yankees nightly. Most of all, his life mission was to love people and bring them encouragement. His life verse was Psalm 100:2; "Serve the Lord with gladness…" He is survived by his loving wife Donna Rogers with whom he had just celebrated 53 years of marriage on June 22nd, 2016. He is also survived by sons, Wade M Rogers (Noralee) of Pelzer, SC and Erik Jay Rogers (Emily) of Asheville, NC; grandsons Micah Alexander Rogers of Pelzer, SC and Evan Jay Meinch of Asheville, NC; brother Gary C. Rogers (Margaret) of Hoosick Falls, NY; step-mother Beverly Rogers of Castleton, NY; brother and sister in law Keith and Dianne Byrd of Opelika, AL, sister in law Brenda Rogers of Albany, NY; nephews and nieces Tracy Regimbald (Dave) of Albany, NY, Shawn M Rogers of Austin, TX, Douglass Byrd (Debra) of Opelika, Alabama, and Sharon McCaskill (Tyler) of Greenwich, NY; great nephews and nieces Adam Makely of Rensselaer, NY, Allie Regimbald of Albany, NY, Violet Rogers of Austin, TX, Emma and Jack Byrd of Opelika, Alabama, and Harper and Elliot McCaskill of Greenwich, NY. He is also survived by several cousins. He is predeceased by father Gilbert Rogers, mother Evelyn Bulan, and step-father John Bulan; father in law Joseph A. Byrd and mother in law Dorothy Byrd. Services will be held at McDougald Funeral Home in Anderson, SC. Visitation will be from 10:30 - 12:00 on Friday, July 1, 2016 with the funeral service at 12:30. Interment will follow at Iva City Cemetery. Officiating ministers will be Rev. Scott Uselman of Smith Chapel Wesleyan Church in Liberty, SC and Rev. Tom Harding of ALIVE Wesleyan Church in Central. SC. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to help with funeral expenses. Events Visitation Friday, July 1, 2016 10:30AM - 12:00PM The McDougald Funeral Home 2211 North Main Street Anderson, SC 29621 Email: Gail@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com,laurel@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com Phone: (864) 224-4343 Funeral Service Friday, July 1, 2016 12:30PM The McDougald Funeral Home 2211 North Main Street Anderson, SC 29621 Email: Gail@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com,laurel@mcdougaldfuneralhome.com Phone: (864) 224-4343 Final Resting Place Iva City Cemetery Iva, SC, US, 29655 Iva, SC 29655