Troy Rogers

Troy Allen Rogers Troy Allen Rogers, 41, Burlington, KS, died March 20, 2011, at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. He was born May 27, 1969, at Iola, KS, the son of Danny Leon and Karen Sue (Wynn) Rogers. Troy grew up in LeRoy, Kansas, and graduated from LeRoy High School in 1987. While still in high school he joined the Kansas National Guard and completed boot camp in the summer of 1986. Troy served with the National Guard Unit in Iola for 21 years before his retirement as a Sergeant. His service included two tours in Iraq. He also was with the National Guard Unit that assisted in Greensburg, KS, following a tornado. In 1993 he and Stephanie Buffum were married and they became the parents of a daughter, Kalin Cheyenne Rogers. They were later divorced. Troy was employed as a security guard at the Wolf Creek Generating Station and later as an E.M.T. for the Coffey County Ambulance Service. He then joined the Burlington Police Dept. before becoming a deputy with the Coffey County Sheriff's Office in July 2002 where he was currently employed. On December 31, 2002, he and Susan Elizabeth Radcliffe were married at Burlington. Troy was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Burlington and the Kansas Sheriff's Association. He was preceded in death by his father, Danny Rogers. He leaves his wife, Susan Rogers, his daughter, Kalin Rogers, and his mother, Karen Rogers, all of Burlington; and 2 sisters, Donna Luney and husband Jim, LeRoy, KS, and Sherri Young and husband Dennis, Westphalia, KS. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the Southern Coffey County High School Gym in LeRoy, Kansas. Burial will follow in Crandall Cemetery west of LeRoy. Visitation will be 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Coffey County Sheriff's Reserve Fund and may be sent in care of Jones Funeral Home, PO Box 277, Burlington 66839.