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1935 - 2013 (78 years)| Name | David Arthur “Rocky” ROCKWOOD [1, 2, 3, 4] | |
| Birth | 25 May 1935 | Ayer/Groton, Massachuetts  [1, 4] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina 16 Alice Drive David Rockwood David “Rocky” Rockwood, age 78, beloved husband of Dorothy T. Rockwood, died on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Groton, Mass., he was a son of the late Delwin B. and Lillian Y. Charpentier Rockwood. Mr. Rockwood retired from the United States Air Force as a senior master sergeant after 22 years of service and later went on to work as a special education teacher with School District 2. He was a volunteer for more than 35 years with Boy Scouts of America and was active in Kairos Prison Ministry. Mr. Rockwood was a member of the Patriot Guard, Knights of Columbus, and St. Anne Catholic Church. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Del John Rockwood of Sumter and Daniel Rockwood of Florida; one daughter, Darlene Rockwood of Sumter; one brother, Dennis Rockwood of California; one sister, Joyce Gardner and her husband, James, of New York; one daughter-in-law, Diana Rockwood of Sumter; five grandchildren, Christine Zellers, Lisa Rockwood Rummins, Daniel Rockwood, Dayona Rockwood and Darian Hanna; and three great-grandchildren, Luke and Leia Zellers, and Maxwell Rummins. In addition to his parents, Mr. Rockwood was preceded in death by a son, Dean Rockwood; one brother, Dana Rockwood; one sister, Nancy Rockwood August; and a grandson, Del John Rockwood Jr. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anne Catholic Church with the Rev. Father James “Pablo” Burke, C.Ss.R. officiating. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in the Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday with the wake service beginning at 6 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. Posted in Obituaries on Friday, August 9, 2013 [2, 3, 4] | |
| MILI | He retired from the United States Air Force as a senior master sergeant after 22 years of service. [4] | |
| _UID | C79C5FDB777848A9A57A1CDFE449DFF79A03 | |
| Death | 8 Aug 2013 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 12 Aug 2013 | Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Fort Jackson, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina [4] |
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| Person ID | I197303 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 21 Sep 2013 | |
| Father | Delwin B. ROCKWOOD d. Bef 8 Aug 2013 | |
| Mother | Lillian Y. CHARPENTIER d. Bef 8 Aug 2013 | |
| _UID | C79F07DC666F498B8592538F3C8FD7C8558F | |
| _UID | C79F07DC666F498B8592538F3C8FD7C8558F | |
| Family ID | F192868 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Family ID | F133958 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||||||||
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