Melvin Rogers

Melvin Lee Rogers, age 66, husband of Catherine Benningfield Rogers of Stanton, Kentucky passed away on April 19, 2022 at Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester, Kentucky.  Born in Stanton, Kentucky he was the son of the late Jasper Newton Rogers and Irene Foster Rogers.  Melvin was a law enforcement officer for 33 years serving as the chief deputy of the Powell County Sheriff’s Office and a member of the Clay City Police Department. He also served two years as Powell County Jailer. Melvin was a member of Spruce First Church of God in Jeffersonville, Kentucky where he served as a board member and he was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He had a passion for horses and loved to go horseback riding and he enjoyed riding motorcycles as well.  In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Earnest Rogers and John Rogers.  Melvin is survived by his wife, Catherine Benningfield Rogers of Stanton; two daughters, Shannon (Matthew) Buckland of Stanton and Melvalene Riggs of Winchester; one sister, Alma Lois Clark of West Liberty; one granddaughter, Kayla Riggs and one step grandson, Aaron Isaac McKinney.  Visitation will be held Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, Kentucky.  Funeral services officiated by Bro. James Wendall Clevinger and Bro. Ed Farmer are scheduled at 1:00 P.M. Friday, April 22, 2022 at the funeral home.  Burial will follow in Benningfield Cemetery, Paint Creek Road, Stanton, Kentucky with Matthew Buckland, Larry Hall, Danny Rogers, Eddie Barnes, Scott Centers, Shannon Buckland, Gerald Tharpe, and Melvalene Riggs serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Darrell Oliver, Don Huckney, Albert Combs, Kentucky River Foothills,  Leon Bailey, Powell County Sheriff’s Office, Mitchell Smith, Timmy Benningfield, James Anderson, Earl Dickey, Darren Farmer and Jesse Hale. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.