Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Roger Worley, 61, known to many of us as The Quill, died Dec. 31st, 2007.


Roger Cordell Worley
Funeral Information
Visitation:
Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Jay Chapel, Madera, CA
Service Information:
Friday, January 04, 2008 2:00 PM Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera, CA
Interment:
Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera, CA



Roger, age 61 of Fresno, Ca. died on Monday, December 31, 2007 at Community Hospital in Fresno, Ca.

Roger was born on May 14, 1946 in Lebanon, Tn. He attended elementary school in Madera and graduated from Madera High School, class of 1964 and entered the U.S. Army the same year. Following basic training he served 3 years duty in Germany. Roger was a 40 year resident of Fresno, Ca.

Roger was employed by the Conwood Corporation of Memphis, Tn. as a California Marketing Representative for 20 years, retiring in 1998.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Irene Helm of Madera, a son and two daughters and spouses, Roger C. Worley II and wife Joscelyn of Oakland, Ca. , Karla and Husband Matthew Detmer of Modesto, Ca. and Leslie Worley of Turlock Ca., and one grandchild, Alexis Marie Detmer of Turlock, Ca. Four step brothers and sisters, Roger Helm of Fresno, Ca. Paul Helm of Santa Cruz, Ca, Claudia Eller of Fresno, Ca, and Margot Sciacqua of Madera, Ca. and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation will be at Jay Chapel on Thursday, January 3, 2008 from 2 to 8 PM.

A graveside service and interment will be at Arbor Vitae Cemetery in Madera on Friday, January 4, 2008 at 2 PM.

The family requests remembrances to Childrens Hospital of Central California or the American Cancer Society.


Thanks to Val Magnuson for this information.

1 comment:

phattkat said...

Goodbye Roger. I will forever be grateful for our friendship. You were beacon of encouragement to poets around the world.

I miss you Quill.

- phattkat -