In Memory

Jacueline Rockey

Jacueline Rockey

Born: 11-29-1951

Died: 3-2-1969

 Jackie June Rockey, 17 died at 5:20 p.m. Sunday at University hospital, Iowa City, from injuries sustained in a car-train accident here early Saturday morning.

Miss Rockey was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rockey, 219 Parkington Dr. She was a passenger in a car driven by William John Roby, 25, 411 McKinley St. which struck a railroad switch engine at 3:25 a.m. Saturday at an East 2nd Street crossing.

The Rockey girl has been a resident of Muscatine for three years and was a student at Muscatine High School. She was a member of Grace Lutheran church.

She was born Nov 29, 1951 at Lincoln, Neb., the daughter of Richard and Edith Ellis Rockey. She is survived by her parents, two brothers, Gene Rockey, Davenport, and Jim Rockey, Mussatine, one sister, Roberta Rockey, Muscatine, a step-sister, Mrs. Gordon Courtney, Denver, Colo: and her grandparents, Mr and Mrs. Clinton Cox of Lincoln, Neb and Mrs. O.C. Rockey, Scandia, Kansas.

The body is at Ralph J. Wittich funeral home, where friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Grace Lutheran church by Rev. E.B. Meyer, Internment will be at Memorial Park Cemetary.