Roger Lofton

Funeral Services will be in the First Baptist Church, Amarillo with Jackie English officiating at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Graveside services will be at Friendswood Friends Church Cemetery, Friendswood, Texas on Saturday, January 8, 2011. Roger was born on December 21, 1951 in San Angelo to Norris and Mary Jo Lofton. He was raised in Kermit and was a graduate of Kermit High School. He received his undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry from Howard Payne University, his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and he completed his family practice residency with the McClennan County medical society in Waco, Texas. He received statewide recognition for his outstanding care of diabetes and asthma during his 18 years of practice in Marble Falls, TX. He and his family moved to the Amarillo area in 2002 where he was employed by Regence Health Network. He married Donna Perry on April 16, 1977 in Friendswood. Roger loved being a husband and a dad. He enjoyed being active in his children's lives serving in many children's and youth church activities for many years. He enjoyed reading, traveling. He was a civil war history buff and an avid San Antonio Spurs fan. He also served with Medical Ministry International in Guatemala. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survived by his wife Donna of Amarillo, one son, Matthew Lofton of Amarillo, one daughter, Amy Lofton of Tucson, Arizona, his parents, Norris and Mary Jo Lofton of Midland, one sister, Karen Daves and her husband Richard of Bay City and by his brother David Lofton and his wife Rynda of Midland. In lieu of flowers the family requests that gifts be made to Medical Ministry International at www.mmint.org or World Vision International at www.wvi.org in honor of Roger's love for children.