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Ray Franklin Bocock

Ray Franklin Bocock[1]

Male 1930 - 2004  (74 years)

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  • Name Ray Franklin Bocock 
    Born 30 Apr 1930  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Aug 2004  Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10745  My Reynolds Line | The Eggleston Branch
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2016 

    Father Peter Franklin Bocock,   b. 22 Feb 1892, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1969, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary Campbell,   b. 17 Nov 1894, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1995, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 100 years) 
    Married Abt 1915 
    Family ID F3991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 'Bobbi', Barbara Elouise Eggleston,   b. 6 Oct 1931, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 2009, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1952  Fieldale Baptist Church, Fieldale, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Kenneth Ray Bocock,   b. 9 Jan 1960, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 15 Jul 2022, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Living
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F3435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Photo Ray Franklin Bocock
    Photo Ray Franklin Bocock
    RFB-1975.jpg
    Photo Ray Bocock
    Photo Ray Bocock
    p10745 RayBocock.jpg

    Documents
    Marriage Record for Eggleston-Bocock
    Marriage Record for Eggleston-Bocock
    eggleston-bocock.jpg
    Bocock-Eggleston Engagement
    Bocock-Eggleston Engagement
    Roanoke Times
    Mar 16, 1952

  • Notes 
    • Brother of Barbara Eloise Eggleston is Thomas Stephen Eggleston.

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bocock&GSfn=Ray&GSmn=Franklin&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=69427799&df=all&.
      Ray Franklin Bocock
      Birth: Apr. 30, 1930, Henry Co., Virginia
      Death: Aug. 17, 2004, Martinsville City, Virginia
      Married to Barbara Eggleston
      Son of Peter & Mary Campbell Bocock
      MARTINSVILLE BULLETIN

      Ray F. Bocock
      Died Tuesday, August 17, 2004
      The funeral for Ray F. Bocock, 74, of 1018 Morningside Lane, Martinsville, who died Aug. 17, 2004, at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Roselawn Chapel Funeral Home. Burial will be at Roselawn Burial Park with military honors by the Martinsville and Henry County Honor Guard.
      The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. He was born in Henry County on April 30, 1930, to Peter F. Bocock and Mary Campbell Bocock. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen Ferguson and Ernestine Bocock. He retired from DuPont after 35 years and served with the Army for two years during the Korean conflict, earning the rank of master sergeant. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Barbara E. Bocock of the home; son, Kenneth Ray Bocock, also of the home; daughter, Kathy B. Divers of Winston-Salem, N.C.; three sisters, Edna Campbell, Evelyn Belcher and Nancy Epling, all of Martinsville; four grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.