Obituary for L. Rogers Moreland
Funeral services for L. Rogers Moreland will be Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 1 PM at New Era Baptist Church in New Era, LA. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Friday, April 2, 2021 from 5 until 7 PM. Interment will be at New Era Baptist Church Cemetery, under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home.
L. Rogers Moreland was born on January 25th, 1936 in Monterey, Louisiana. One of two sons to Clyde and Helen Moreland, he and his brother Leo were inseparable. Rogers was quite the high school athlete, playing both baseball and basketball.
He attended Louisiana State University and earned his degree in 1957 in electrical engineering. With outstanding academic credentials, he began his exceptional career in the oil and gas industry before transitioning into the aerospace industry. Having worked on booster rockets for space flight, including the early Apollo missions, he was a true rocket scientist.
In 1967, Rogers decided to move back to his roots, joining his father and brother in the farming industry. He built a home next to his parents and within a mile of his brother, raising four children with his wife, Mary.
Never fully retiring, he farmed for the rest of his life and was surrounded by family, who he valued above all else. He passed away peacefully at home on March 30, 2021. Rogers is survived by his children: Denise Zuccaro, Melanie Hartmann, David Moreland, and Kenneth Moreland. He adored his eight grandchildren: Steven, Jonathan, Christina, Stephanie, Jennifer, Jacob, Zachary, and Lauren, and his two great grandchildren: James and Caroline. He will be dearly missed, every day.
L. Rogers Moreland was born on January 25th, 1936 in Monterey, Louisiana. One of two sons to Clyde and Helen Moreland, he and his brother Leo were inseparable. Rogers was quite the high school athlete, playing both baseball and basketball.
He attended Louisiana State University and earned his degree in 1957 in electrical engineering. With outstanding academic credentials, he began his exceptional career in the oil and gas industry before transitioning into the aerospace industry. Having worked on booster rockets for space flight, including the early Apollo missions, he was a true rocket scientist.
In 1967, Rogers decided to move back to his roots, joining his father and brother in the farming industry. He built a home next to his parents and within a mile of his brother, raising four children with his wife, Mary.
Never fully retiring, he farmed for the rest of his life and was surrounded by family, who he valued above all else. He passed away peacefully at home on March 30, 2021. Rogers is survived by his children: Denise Zuccaro, Melanie Hartmann, David Moreland, and Kenneth Moreland. He adored his eight grandchildren: Steven, Jonathan, Christina, Stephanie, Jennifer, Jacob, Zachary, and Lauren, and his two great grandchildren: James and Caroline. He will be dearly missed, every day.