Elbert County GaArchives Obituaries.....Brock, Ruby Conwell 1964 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chandler Eavenson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007294 December 3, 2006, 8:25 pm Atlanta Newspaper Obituary - Ruby Conwell Brock - 23 Oct 1964 The following obituary appeared in the Elberton Star newspaper on 23 Oct 1964: "Ruby Conwell Brock, widow of Fred W. Brock, died on Tuesday morning, October 20, 1964 in the Elms Nursing Home, Cranberry, NY. She was the daughter of George B. Conwell and Sallie Hall Conwell. She was 78 years of age. Fred W. Brock operated a jewelry store in Elberton, Georgia for a number of years. She was survived by two sisters, Mrs. William A. Rowan of Loraville, NY and Mrs. Robert Dean of Wappingers Falls, NY. Her niece was Mrs. James Hill of Princeton, NJ. The body was flown from New York to Atlanta, then taken to Elberton for graveside services at 11:00 AM Friday, October 23 in Elmhurst Cemetery with the Rev. William R. Conine of the Elberton First Presbyterian Church officiating." [Additional information: Ruby Conwell was born on 6 Oct 1885 at Goss, Elbert Co., GA where her father operated farms, cotton gins and a store. She attended LaGrange Female College, LaGrange, GA and married Fred W. Brock of Honea Path, SC on 2 Jan 1911 in Elbert Co. Ruby and Fred Brock operated the main jewelry store in Elberton for many years.] Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/elbert/obits/b/brock6075gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb