Pastor William F. “Bill” Rooker
September 12, 1939 ~ January 27, 2021
Pastor William F. "Bill" Rooker
Pastor William F. "Bill" Rooker, 81, Mooresville, entered Heaven's gates on January 27, 2021.
He was born September 12, 1939, and was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth C. and Thelma L. (Myrick) Rooker; sister, Jean Esther; brother, Kent Rooker; son, Anthony William Rooker, and his beloved dog, Jasper Wayne.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Joyce A. (Pugh) Rooker; son, Charles "Randy" (Karen) Rooker; daughter, Renee Rooker; grandchildren, Ashley (Brandon) Danz, Jonathan Goode, Katrina McCluskey, and Kelsey Williams; twelve great grandchildren; one great great grandson; brothers, Jack (Vicky), Harold (Shirley) Rooker; sisters, Burma O'Neal, Reba Phillips, and Shelley (Jerry) Coffey; along with several nephews and nieces. He is also survived by extended family, Sheri (Scott) Rooker, Brittany (Joel) Shrum, and a host of church family.
Pastor Rooker had recently retired from New Life in Christ Family Worship Center in Mooresville, where he pastored for 38 years. He was also a member of Gospel Ministers and Churches International in Phoenix AZ. He had a passion for ministry and music. Pastor Bill earned a Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Church and Ministerial Association in Cleveland, Tennessee.
He was a man of faith who served Jesus and preached His word with power. He was called to preach at an early age of 9, and he followed that calling later in life.
He worked part time for Andy Mohr transporting vehicles and previously worked for Economation. He also served in the United States Army.
He loved his family; Bill was a dedicated and devoted husband, father, grandfather and a proud great grandfather.
He was a passionate guitarist who started playing music with "Keetie and the Kats", Donnie (Sax) Sanders, and Joe Edwards. He later started his well-known band "Rooker and the Rockers", which led him to induction in the Indianapolis Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He was well known for his smile. His favorite pastime was studying and reading his Bible, which was his favorite book. Pastor Rooker will be fondly remembered by his loving family and many friends.
Visitation will be Saturday, February 13, 2021, 12 to 2 p.m., in Springhill Christian Center, with services beginning at 2 p.m. Pastors Mark Wright and David Gibson will officiate. Burial will follow at White Lick Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. Visit www.CarlisleBranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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Poppa Bill was my name for him❤️ He prayed for me and with me many times during the time I was going to their church, and even when I wasn’t there. God knew at that time, that I needed to know that there were good men out there that I could trust and that were loving, gentle, tender, patient and caring, and that was Pastor Bill Rooker❤️ Thank You Poppa Bill❤️
Sooooo sorry praying for you all
Bro Bill was a great person. Every time u saw him he was always laughing a very happy person I have know him and his family for many years a great family we are really going to miss him God Bless u Bro Bill go rto Heaven shouting RIP My Friend
Remember Bill and Joyce from Charity Church. Last saw Joyce a few years ago when I worked at Staples in Plainfield. Condolences and prayers to the Rooker family.
Our warmest condolences,
Your in our thoughts and prayers. Sorry we couldn’t be there. Your loving family
We had the pleasure of meeting Bill and Joyce through their son Randy. We absolutely loved the pure happiness and joy surrounding Bill. He was just full of love for everyone and you could feel it when you were around him. We loved that he made us feel welcome and talked so easily with us. He will truly be missed and we are really happy that we got to meet him and get to know him. My heart goes out to Joyce you are in our prayers as well as Randy and Renee and the rest of the family. God Bless you all!!! Craig and Debbie Russell
To all of my Rooker family my deepest and heartfelt sympathy, prayers for comfort and the peace of God that passes all understanding. I don’t know where to start to honor the man I knew and loved as my “Papa”. I met him and Mama Joyce in 1985 at a very low point in my life. I was 22 when I became a member at New Life In Christ and I learned so much under his ministry about life, love and serving the Lord. I was treated with respect and always encouraged to trust in the Lord. After a period of time of doing my own thing, I returned to NLIC with my young daughter Brittany and we were welcomed with open arms. I didn’t just gain a church family, I gained an extended family, Pastor Bill (papa), Mama Joyce and Renee became my family I adopted them and they adopted us!! They helped me raise Brittany to know the Lord and they became grandparents to her. They showed us both kindness and love for that I am eternally grateful! We sure had alot of great times together that I will always cherish!! I was married by Pastor Bill to his nephew Scott and he loved to joke how his daughter married his nephew, he would say that we were a bunch of rednecks lol, he had such a good sense of humor!! Scott and papa were very close we always enjoyed our family times together they were filled with laughter and good memories! He married my daughter and dedicated my grandchildren to the Lord. He was a man of God and he lived his faith in his private life the same as he did at church. He prayed for my family became a good friend to my parents and officiated my dads going home service. He ordained me in the ministry and the list goes on…I will never forget everything he did for us. I look forward to the day that I will see him again, until then I will always remember papa with the utmost respect! He ran his race well and I know he is shouting on those streets of gold that he preached about so many times!
Uncle Bill will always be remembered for his bright sunny smile and awesome guitar playing .We shared alot of family cookouts with the Uncles jamming and family reunions throughout the years. Later my husband and I visited his church and my husband enjoyed playing drums along with the musicians.Our favorite recent memory was sharing Thanksgiving a couple of years ago and hearing my Aunt and Uncles reminiscing with each other. My husband laughed so hard we had a beautiful memory that day. Love ya Uncle Bill. Our prayers are with Aunt Joyce, Renea, Randy & family!!! Rick & Robin Moreland
Wishing you peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in your hearts.
I love Bro. Bill and will miss him so much. This is such a shock. I will praying for comfort for the family.
Sending our deepest sympathy for Brother Bill Rooker’s family. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Joe and Phyllis Bailey and Matt.