Mrs. Joann Rogers

LAKELAND - Mrs. JoAnn Rogers, 46, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 12, 2017. JoAnn was born in Wantagh, Long Island, NY on January 8, 1971 and was a longtime resident of Lakeland. She loved her family and was a stay at home mom, caring for her children and her favorite pet, a miniature Schnauzer named Buckley. JoAnn always put others before herself, and lived a life of kindness, giving to others, what she couldn't keep for herself. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Lakeland and loved Jesus, and always doing her best to attend church and raising her children to love the Lord as well.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph Rogers, Lakeland, FL; and her three children, Lauren, Emily, and Jeffrey Rogers, all of Lakeland; father, Albert Newell, Lakeland, FL; mother Linda Newell, Winter Haven, FL; brothers, Jamie Newell, Lakeland, FL, Albert Newell, Tavares, FL; sisters, Susan Carey and Nancy Palumbo, both of Lakeland, FL; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Leroy and Betty Rogers, Lakeland, FL.

Visitation will be held 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Hancock Funeral Home, 945 E. Broadway, Fort Meade. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 17th in the Hancock Funeral Home Chapel, and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Meade, FL.

Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade, FL 863-285-8171