This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertLJackson29 Surnames: BYERS, BROCK, LAUGHLIN, DAILEY Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/9915/mb.ashx Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, February 23, 1956, Volume LXXXI, Number 19, Page 1, Column 6, Ellis Brock Rites To Be Tomorrow. [Transcribed on February 12, 2008 by RLJ from microfilm of the original newspaper on file in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library.] Funeral services for Ellis BROCK will be conducted at 2:00 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home here. The Rev. J. N. A. DOWNEY will be the officiating minister, and burial will be made in Grandview Cemetery. The Bloomfield Odd Fellows Lodge will conduct graveside rites. The body lies in state at the funeral home. Mr. BROCK, 74 years old, died unexpectedly at 11:45 o'clock Tuesday morning. He became ill only a short time before he died. He was born in Jackson township on June 19, 1881, and was the son of Dave and Samantha (BYERS) BROCK. He lived in Bloomfield for several years and was a well known painter. From here he moved to the Plummer community, where he engaged in farming. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary (COOPER) BROCK; three brothers, Emerson BROCK, of Indianapolis; Lester BROCK, of Chicago, and Earl BROCK, of Bloomfield and two sisters, Mrs. Naomi LAUGHLIN, of Greensburg, and Mrs. Louella DAILEY, of St. Paul, Indiana. - Link to a 1908 Biography of his father, David BROCK: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/2103/mb.ashx - Link to the Obituary of his mother, Mariah Samantha (BYERS) BROCK [1848IN-1929IN]: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/5010/mb.ashx - Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.