Russell C. Rockey
(1898-1952)
Mary Edith Jones
(1901-1971)
Dorothann Rockey
(1924-1999)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Carr Estel Beecher

Dorothann Rockey 1 2 3

  • Born: 2 Mar 1924, Macy, Miami, IN 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Carr Estel Beecher on 24 Jul 1942 in Twelve Mile: Corinth Brethren Church, Cass, IN 1
  • Died: 9 Jun 1999, Denver, Miami, IN at age 75 1 2 3 4
  • Buried: 13 Jun 1999, Jefferson Twp.: Westlawn Cemetery, Fulton, IN 1 3 4

   Another name for Dorothann was Dorthann Rockey.1

   FamilySearch ID: 9V5J-T5B.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: Logansport Pharos Tribune: Marajean and Dorothann Rockey of Twelve Mile have returned home after a visit with Mr. And Mrs. Russell Sroufe and son, Tommy., 24 Aug 1937, Logansport, Cass, IN. 6

2. Census in 1950 in Denver, Miami, IN. 7 The 1950 census recorded on the south side of Harrison Street: Carr E. Beecher, mechanic in garage, 28, living with wife Doroth A., 26; and daughters Patricia A., 3, and Barbara J., 2. Everyone was born in Indiana.

3. Cause of Death: myelodysplastic syndrome, 9 Jun 1999, Denver, Miami, IN. 3

4. Residence: State Rd. 16, Denver, IN on 9 Jun 1999 in Denver, Miami, IN. 3

5. Newspaper: Rochester Sentinel, 10 Jun 1999, Rochester, Fulton, IN. 1 Dorothann Beecher, 75, Denver, died at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday at her home. Arrangements are pending at McClain Funeral Home, Denver.

6. Obituary: on 11 Jun 1999 in Rochester, Fulton, IN. 1 Dorothann BEECHER, 75, Denver, died 11:15 p.m. Wednesday at her home.

Born to Russell C. "Pat" and Mary E. JONES ROCKEY in Macy, she married Carr E. BEECHER on July 24, 1942 at Corinth Brethren Church, Twelve Mile. Mrs. Beecher was a homemaker and a member of Denver Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Patricia "Patty" Ann WILTSHIRE, Great Falls, Mont., and Jane ROBINS, Denver; Four grandchildren, Paula KASPERICK, Butte, Mont., Nichole SCALLA, Bozeman, Mont., Kim SIMMERMAN, Longmont, Colo., Jeff ROGINS, Denver; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Marijean BROWN, Ocala, Fla.; two brothers, Robert LEATHERS, Anderson, and Jack ROCKEY, Georgetown, S.C.

Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, with Rev. Steve BATE officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Friends may call 408 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Denver Baptist Church or Hospice.


Dorothann married Carr Estel Beecher, son of Clinton Everett Beecher and Grace Hazel Condon, on 24 Jul 1942 in Twelve Mile: Corinth Brethren Church, Cass, IN.1 (Carr Estel Beecher was born on 19 Aug 1921 in Logansport, Cass, IN,1 8 9 10 died on 27 Sep 1999 in Denver, Miami, IN 1 8 9 11 and was buried on 1 Oct 1999 in Jefferson Twp.: Westlawn Cemetery, Fulton, IN 8 9 11.)

Sources

1 Tombaugh, Wendell C., Fulton County Indiana Obits / Biogs, The Rochester Sentinel. (Tombaugh House, 700 Pontiac St, Rochester IN 46975-1538. 1993.), 1999.

2 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95479880.

3 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 021749 Dorothann Beecher, b. 2 Mar 1924 Macy IN d. 9 Jun 1999 Denver IN father Russell C. Pat Rocky mother Mary E Jones spouse Carr E Beecher.

4 Billion Graves Index, http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/DorothannBeecher/2590691.

5 Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Dorothy Ann Rocky, b. 2 Mar 1924 Macy, IN, father Russell Rockey, mother Mary Edith Jones.

6 Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, IN) (http://www.pharostribune.com/), 24 Aug 1937, page 7.

7 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLN-XTMR Carr E Beecher Denver IN.

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95479888.

9 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 039401. Carr E. Beecher. Father Clinton E. Beecher. Mother Grace Condon. Informant daughter Jane Robins.

10 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Carr Estel Beecher, b. 19 Aug 1921 Cass County IN.

11 Billion Graves Index, http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/CarrEBeecher/2590692.


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