Joseph Eli RODGERSON, 81, retired Crockett County farmer, who moved to Halls early this year, died at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday of last week at his home in Halls. Services were Saturday in South Fork Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. He leaves his wife, Ora Ella Espey RODGERSON; his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Jane NEARN, of Dallas, Texas; his sister, Mrs. Will PRICE, of Halls.