Jo Ann Rogers

Our precious mother, Jo Ann Boren Rogers, was joyously welcomed back into the arms of our Father on April 02, 2023. Our dad, Don, her husband of 51 years, family, and friends celebrated her homecoming.   

Mrs. Jo Ann Boren Rogers, age 93, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Bentonville, Arkansas, passed away on April 02, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   

She had been a resident of University Village in Tulsa for the past eleven years.  She was born July 12, 1929 in Bentonville, Arkansas to Della Mae McCabe Boren and Curtice Talmadge Boren of Bentonville, AR.  Jo Ann and her husband, Donald Ray Rogers, raised their 3 children in Tulsa and worked part-time at Brookside Baptist Church in the nursery.  She was a member of Victory Christian Center and was a charter member.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Donald Ray Rogers in 1999, a daughter Gail Ann Rogers, her brother, Max Le Roy Boren, and her sister Mary Lou Boren Bertschy.  Survivors include her son Larry Ray Rogers & his wife Debi; her daughter Linda Lou Rogers Harwell & her husband David; 6 grandchildren – Travis Rogers & his wife Debbie; Amy Reiss & her husband Mike; Emily Groeneveld & her husband Jack; all of the Tulsa area; Benjamin Rolens & his wife Caitlin of Fulshear, TX; Nathan Rolens of Houston, TX; and Brian Rolens & his wife Lisa of Celina, TX; 14 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.  Also, many nieces and nephews mainly in Arkansas and California.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to University Village Foundation.  

Graveside service will be at 10:00am, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  There will be a memorial service that same morning at 11:00am, at University Village chapel.  Rev. Merle Newton of University Village will be officiating. Arrangements are made with Rose Hill Funeral Home, 4161 E Admiral Pl, Tulsa, OK 74115.  For more information, please visit www.rosehilltulsa.com.