C. LaVar Rockwood

1928 - 2015  (86 years)

• Name	C. LaVar Rockwood  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 Sep 1928	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jul 2015	Lindon, Utah, Utah   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah   [3]
  Person ID	I61459	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Clarence LeRoy Rockwood
  Mother	Vesta Arilla Eyre
  Family ID	F85842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shirley Williams,   b. 2 Aug 1928, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah d. 22 Sep 2016, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1950  [2]
  Children	1. Chris LaVar Rockwood   2. Susan Rockwood   3. Robin Rockwood   4. Michael Allen Rockwood
  Family ID	F28393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2018

  
  

• Notes

  The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) July 28, 2015 C. LaVar Rockwood completed his mortal challenge on July 23, 2015. He is now moving forward through his faith and beliefs to his eternal existence. LaVar was born on September 6, 1928 in Salt Lake City the first son of Clarence LeRoy Rockwood and Vesta Arilla Eyre Rockwood. His siblings were Diane Rockwood Jackson (Don), Jerry Eyre Rockwood (Kay) and Trulan Van Rockwood (Marian). Much of his youth was spent in the Sugar House area participating in scouting, MIA and developing his physical and social skills. He successfully completed an LDS mission to South Africa which provided structure and guidance for much of his adult life and created strong friendships that lasted a lifetime. He was totally committed to his personal views of faith and his belief in God. He was the confidant, mentor and visionary for two powerful families, He was married to Shirley W. Rockwood which produced Chris LaVar Rockwood, Susan Rockwood Wayment, Robin Rockwood Sessions and Michael Allen Rockwood, 14 grand children and 10 great grand children. He later married Shirley Gilles Rockwood which gave him Cheryl Mecham, Mike Marshall and Bob Marshall six grand children and 18 great grand children. His physical presence will be truly missed but his vision, confidence and dedication will live on through all the many lives he touched.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S55791] Obituary, The Salt Lake Tribune (UT), Shirley Rockwood, (September 25, 2016). [S9216] Cemetery index, Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, (Find-a-Grave). [S55792] Obituary, The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), C. LaVar Rockwood, (July 28, 2015).