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David M Rockey

David Michael (Pork) Rockey Died Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 at Anderson Mercy Hospital David was Born July 21, 1951 to Bernard Joseph and Rose Margaret (Koewler) Rockey. David graduated from Eastern High School in 1969. After graduation he worked on the farm with his father and part time with his uncle, Herb Rockey, at a tobacco warehouse in Ripley. He then went to work full time at the Ellis and Son’s Feed Store in Sardinia. He was a lifetime Member of St. Mary Church in Arnheim, was a member of Sardinia Son’s of the American Legion, Knights of Columbus, and was once a member of the Sardinia Life Squad and Fire Department. He was preceded in death by His grandparents, Florence and Agnes (Ernst) Rockey and Marion and Helen (Pfeffer) Koewler, his father, Bernard Joseph Rockey, and two baby sisters, Sheryl Rose and Linda Rose Rockey. He leaves to mourn his passing his mother, Rose Margaret (Koewler), brother and sister-inlaw, Stephen and Janet (Schmidt) Rockey, his much-loved nieces and nephews, Linda and Jerry Sawyers, Joseph and Christi (Yockey) Rockey, Adam and Janelle (Bloom) Rockey, Gaile and Jeff Sentney, and Dale and JoBeth (Singleton) Rockey. Six great nieces and three great nephews. Visitation will be Friday, June 22 at St Mary Church Hall from 5 to 8 p.m.  Funeral services will be Saturday, June 23 at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to The St. Mary’s Cemetery Fund.