Phillip R. Rodgers, age 72 of Bronston, Kentucky, departed this life on Tuesday,  at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. 

He was born on November 7, 1938 in E. Huntington, Pennsylvania to the late George and Anna Marvin Rodgers.  He was a United States Army veteran and a machinist at Lier Siegler.  Mr. Rodgers was a member of Zion Baptist Church in Wayne County. 

He is survived by his wife, Marie Keith Rodgers, whom he married on April 17, 1973 in Cleveland, Ohio; a son, Joseph Rodgers of Manchester, NH; two step-sons, Leland (and Vickie) Keith and Larry Nevels, both of Bronston, KY; a daughter, Julie Rodgers of Manchester, NH; a step-daughter, Linda Reynolds of Cleveland, OH; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Joan Lyons of Perryopolis, PA. 

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Phillip Rodgers and two brothers, George and Bobby Rodgers.

Visitation will be Thursday, September 1, 2011 after 6:00 at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset, Kentucky.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, September 2, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Brother Denzil Jones and Brother Eric Criswell officiating.  Burial will be in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. 

The family request expressions of sympathy be made to the Zion Baptist Church Building Fund.