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Clarence Edward “Rocky” Rock Sr.

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Clarence Edward “Rocky” Rock Sr.

Birth
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Death
28 Oct 1980 (aged 68)
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4470528, Longitude: -86.8625722
Plot
Sec 12 A Lot 89 A
Memorial ID
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OBIT: Retired truck driver Clarence E "Rocky" Rock Sr, 68, died at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday in Home Hospital, where he was admitted earlier in the day. He had been ill two weeks.
Born at Lafayette, he was a life resident of this area. He lived at 7550 Americus Rd. In 1963 he was married here to Opal Logston Taylor, a nurses aid at Indiana Veterans Home. Mr. Rock was employed as a truck driver at Verplank Concrete and Supply Co, 20 years, retiring in January 1976. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 1529, and Teamsters Union, Local 543. Surviving with the widow are a son, Clarence Edward Rock Jr and three daughters, Mrs. Edward [Patricia] Ausban, Mrs. Marie House and Mrs. Steven [Cheryl] Albertson, all of Lafayette; and one brother, Howard Rock of Rockfield.

Son of Herbert Arnold and Ethel Edna Shockey Rock. Brother to Howard SR. Husband of 1st Virginia Ann Gregory Rock and 2nd Opal A Logston Taylor Rock. Descendant of John Rock and Catherine McClellan.
OBIT: Retired truck driver Clarence E "Rocky" Rock Sr, 68, died at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday in Home Hospital, where he was admitted earlier in the day. He had been ill two weeks.
Born at Lafayette, he was a life resident of this area. He lived at 7550 Americus Rd. In 1963 he was married here to Opal Logston Taylor, a nurses aid at Indiana Veterans Home. Mr. Rock was employed as a truck driver at Verplank Concrete and Supply Co, 20 years, retiring in January 1976. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 1529, and Teamsters Union, Local 543. Surviving with the widow are a son, Clarence Edward Rock Jr and three daughters, Mrs. Edward [Patricia] Ausban, Mrs. Marie House and Mrs. Steven [Cheryl] Albertson, all of Lafayette; and one brother, Howard Rock of Rockfield.

Son of Herbert Arnold and Ethel Edna Shockey Rock. Brother to Howard SR. Husband of 1st Virginia Ann Gregory Rock and 2nd Opal A Logston Taylor Rock. Descendant of John Rock and Catherine McClellan.

Inscription

ROCK

Opal A
Dec 4 1928
Sep 9 1987

Clarence E
Apr 13 1912
Oct 28 1980

Gravesite Details

Age 68



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  • Created by: familyroots04 Relative Great-aunt/uncle
  • Added: Feb 2, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24331828/clarence_edward-rock: accessed ), memorial page for Clarence Edward “Rocky” Rock Sr. (13 Apr 1912–28 Oct 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24331828, citing Spring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by familyroots04 (contributor 46832660).