Carl Jacob Rodgers, 85, widower of Lydia Strong Rodgers, died Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Williamsburg Regional Hospital in Kingstree.

         Mr. Rodgers was born May 15, 1933, in Kingstree, a son of the late Frank Judson Rodgers and Agnes Sliter Rodgers. Carl was a graduate of Kingstree High School and attended Clemson College and University of SC. He was a veteran of the US Army and worked earlier in life at Baxter and Phoenix before retiring. Carl was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed both hunting and fishing. He was an accomplished taxidermist, woodcarver, and artist. Carl attended Cades Baptist Church.

     Surviving Mr. Rodgers are: 2 sons, Stephen Carl “Steve” Rodgers, of Scranton and Judson Matthew “Bubba” (Julia) Rodgers; 2 grandchildren, Jacob Cole Rodgers, of Florence and Aiden Rodgers, of Torrance, CA; a step granddaughter, Alisa Zhu, of Florence; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife Lydia and his parents, Carl was preceded in death by siblings, Mary Griffin, Marian Robinson, Frances Robinson, and Frank J. Rodgers, Jr.

     A service celebrating Carl’s life will be 3 PM Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Cades Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Kingstree Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the South Carolina Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 4151 Spruill Avenue, Ste 250, North Charleston, SC 29405.

Online condolences may be sent to the family on the obituaries page at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.