Roger Roark
<span>HARRISBURG -- </span><span>Roger Roark, 84, passed away at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at his home. </span>
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<span>Roger</span><span> was born July 20, 1932</span><span>, in Ledford</span><span> to Ralph and Syble Fitzgerald Roark.</span>
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<span>He married the former Phyllis Yocum; and, after her death, he married the former Wanda McDermott Proffitt, and she also preceded him in death. </span>
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<span>Roger</span><span> retired for Amax Coal Co</span><span>.</span><span> Delta Mine. </span>
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<span>He</span><span> was a Christian and not shy in sharing his faith with others. He </span><span>also </span><span>was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church.</span>
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<span>Survivors include</span><span> his children</span><span>,</span><span>John Roark of Princeton, Indiana</span><span>,</span><span> and Kelly Butler of Harrisburg; six grandchildren</span><span>; </span><span>two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Willadean Evetts and Margaret Russell, both of Harrisburg.</span>
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<span>He </span><span>was preceded in death by his parents</span><span>;</span><span> two wives</span><span>; </span><span>son, Mark</span><span>; </span><span>two brothers, Clifford and John</span><span>; and</span><span> sister, Lenora Reynolds.</span>
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<span>Funeral s</span><span>ervices will be at 11 a.m. Friday</span><span>, Feb. 17, in </span><span>Absher-Nicholson Funeral Home in Carrier Mills</span><span>with the Rev. Joe Poirot officiating. Burial will be in Ledford Cemetery.</span><span> Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.</span>