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Roger Edcar Souder
1 Jan 1921 – 9 Nov 2014
| Birth | 1 Jan 1921 |
| Death | 9 Nov 2014 |
| Cemetery | Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery Arlington , Tarrant County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | GaylerSmith17 on 16 Feb 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138600904 |
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Roger Edcar Souder, former boot company executive, Fort Worth Stock Show director, and Everman school board president, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. He was 93. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Souder could strike up a conversation with anyone and spin tales. He often said he was shy as a boy and had to learn these skills. Mr. Souder was born in Hurst in 1921 and grew up on the family dairy. Mr. Souder faced early tragedy when his younger brother, 3-year-old Elbert Gene, died after eating bad pecans. He liked to tell the story of sand blowing into the yard when his brother was born, making a place for the toddler to play, only to blow away after he died. Mr. Souder graduated from Riverside High School in Fort Worth. He loved to tell about the night the boys disassembled the principal's car and reassembled it on the roof of the school. Mr. Souder met the love of his life, Bertha Lee Robertson, at a church youth party where, he always said, he angled to be her partner for card games. The two soon married. When World War II began, Mr. Souder enlisted in the U.S. Merchant Marine. He was honorably discharged after the war. Mr. Souder worked for Justin Boot Co. and moved up to vice president. He was later an executive with Tony Lama. He had been a member of the Fort Worth Stock Show board of directors since the 1980s, hosting a family outing to the rodeo each year, including this one. Mr. Souder was a longtime president of the Everman ISD board. The elementary school that bears his name, on Rendon Road, was a point of great pride for him. In retirement, Mr. Souder revitalized his uncle's farm in Tolar, raising cattle and horses. He was active in his church and an avid hunter. He and Mrs. Souder traveled to nearly all 50 states and several continents. Recently, he spent his time organizing family photos and telling the old stories. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Lee Souder; mother, Edith Anderson Creamer, husband, Johnny; father, Hugh Souder; brother, Elbert Gene; and great-grandson, John Lee Philyaw. Survivors: His son, Ronald Souder and wife, Patricia; daughter, Paula Kaiser and husband, Randy; grandchildren, Angela Holland, husband, Brian, Stacy Dosier, husband, Beau, Elizabeth Souder-Philyaw, husband, Jason, and Ray Souder, wife, Rachel Erb; great-grandchildren, Alex and Austin Holland, Gracelyn Dosier, Benjamin, Ruby and Samuel Philyaw, and Ella Souder. Published in Star-Telegram on Nov. 11, 2014
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