Waffle House Founders Die Less Than 2 Months Apart
Joe Rogers Sr. and Thomas Forkner Sr. co-founded the Waffle House in an Atlanta suburb in 1955. A statement released by the company says Forkner died on Wednesday at age 98. Rogers died March 3 at 97.
by Doreen McCallister
Apr 28, 2017
1 minute
In 1949, Thomas Forkner Sr. was in the real estate business when he helped Joe Rogers Sr. buy a house.
Rogers was working
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