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 National Wild Turkey Federation founder, Tom Rodgers, dies web posted December 27, 2008  EDGEFIELD – The
National Wild Turkey
Federation founder Tom Rodgers died Christmas day at the Edgefield
County Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was 64 years of
age. Mr. Rodgers was preceded in death by his wife Jennie Rodgers, a
popular schoolteacher in Edgefield County, who died in a horseback
riding accident last year.Mr. Rodgers founded the National Wild Turkey Federation in 1973 in Fredericksburg, Va., as a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation and education organization with a mission dedicated to conserving wild turkeys and preserving hunting traditions. Shortly thereafter, Rodgers relocated the NWTF to Edgefield, S.C., where it's still headquartered today. Mr. Rodgers was honored with a one-of-a-kind Founder's Award during a ceremony at NWTF headquarters on August 9 of this year. (Pictured above: NWTF Photo) Graveside Services will be held Tuesday 12-30-08 at 11 A.M. at Turkey Ridge Cemetery. All Hunters who are attending the Graveside Service are encouraged to wear Camouflage. The family is at the home and will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Monday at the home of Judy Pendarvis on Rabbit Trail in Edgefield. Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ©
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