On this Sunday. churchgoers were looking forward to a sermon from the Rev. David Rogers, days after his 100th birthday.

"You would never have known he was the age he was because he was very youthful," said the Rev. Nicholas Inman, pastor of Elkland United Methodist Church, "and sharp as a tack. In January, a tornado demolished his home. It looked like a bomb had gone off inside."

Rogers was found in the rubble alive but seriously injured. He was hospitalized a few weeks before his 100th birthday. Inman says it's a milestone his friend always wanted to reach and, once he did, he planned on sharing some life experiences with this congregation.

"When you are 100," Inman said, "and you think about how many years you've been able to minister to people, how many lives you've touched and how many people you've buried and married, that's a lot of people."

On Jan. 30, exactly 100 years after he was born, Rogers passed away in his hospital bed. He had made it to the century mark when, as Inman puts it, he was called home.

Rogers leaves behind a large family, many of whom lived within walking distance of his home.