Clayton Eugene “Gene” Rogers was born April 8, 1939 to Alvin and Hildreth Rogers in Guthrie, Ok. He went to visit his Heavenly Father on June 17th, 2021 after a battle with septic arthritis. He grew up in and around Guthrie most of his life. He graduated from Edmond schools and after serving in the Navy for a short period of time, he returned to Guthrie. He worked at Furrow’s GreenHouse, Wrede’s Tire, Otasco, and then started his lifelong career at Mackland-Burg Duncan where he worked in the anodizing department until his retirement. He married Evelyn Louse Kendall August 11, 1959. During his lifetime he either self-taught or found someone that could show him the skills of a trade. He mastered the skills of carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, and mechanical work. He worked on all his own vehicles, farm equipment and lawn equipment that was on the farm. One of his favorite pastimes was welding. He built several trailers and built numberous items out of metal for the farm. He could often be found in his garage tinkering with his next project. Clayton leaves behind his wife, Evelyn Louise Rogers, daughter Deborah “Debbie” Smedley and husband Melvin, and daughter Christina Tillman. He also leaves behind five grandchildren, Jared and Jason Smedley, Meagan Baumann, Maggie Barnett, and William “Billy” Kelley and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers: Kenneth Rogers and James Rogers and one sister, Ida May Forsythe. A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held on July 10th at 10 a.m. at the West Guthrie United Methodist Church as 1201 W. Noble in Guthrie.