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1. Newspaper article (4 Feb 1960)
2. Newspaper article.
Robert Ellsworth Rockey, 73, a retired farmer and contract mail carrier, was
found dead in the truck in which he had been taking mail to the Wabash Railroad
station Wednesday. Mr. Rockey, who had retired last summer, was filling in for
the regular carrier who was ill. Dr. C. Paul Wade, Williams County coroner, is
investigating the cause of death.
Surviving are his wife, Sylvia; sisters, Mrs. Jessie Reamsnyder, of Montpelier;
Mrs. Callie Zulch and Mrs. Huldah Russell, of near Edon, and a half sister,
Mrs. Earl Lambright, of Hillsdale.
Services will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the Wilson Mortuary. Burial will be
in Riverside Cemetery.
NOTE: The article also included a handwritten "coronary heart" at the bottom
of the article.
FOUND DEAD IN MAIL TRUCK
Robert Ellsworth Rockey, 73, 101 E. Washington St., retired farmer and mail
carrier, was found dead aboaut 9:15 p.m. Wednesday evening in the back of a
mail truck at the Wabash depot. He had been substituting on the truck route
between the depot and local post office for Clarence Herman who is ill. When
Mr. Rockey failed to return home from the evening route, a search was started
to locate him and his body was found.
Williams County Coroner C Paul Waid ruled that death was due to natural causes.
Mr. Rockey apparently unloaded the mail and then crawled into the back of the
truck when he became ill.
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Sylvia Ann RICKETTS
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23 Apr 1881
Seneca, Ohio
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