Reta B. Rock, 94, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Health Care Center of Lake City. She was a native of Ontario, Canada but had made her home here in Lake City for the past 35 years moving up from Naples, Florida. She was the daughter of the late Alvin & Jessie Staley Brough. Reta had an enduring love of music and poetry, along with a remarkable memory for lyrics and verse. She was an accomplished seamstress and hand-crafter. Reta loved being in the kitchen, cooking and baking for her family and friends. She was the first to try anything new, and enjoyed traveling with George, her husband of 50 years. She passed her avid love of reading on to all four of her daughters. During her girls' childhood she was a $-H leader and active in their school and church activities. She will be remembered for her dry wit and appreciation of a well-turned phrase. She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Roy Brough.
Survivors include her husband, George Rock; daughters, Deborah Townsend, Sybil Townsend, Jessica Rhodes, and Julie Townsend; 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren also survive.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations in her honor may be made to the Suwannee Valley Care Center (Haven Hospice) at 6037 U.S. Hwy 90 West, Lake City, Florida 32055. Gateway-Guerry Funeral Home & Crematory, 3596 South U.S. Hwy 441, Lake City, Florida 32025, (386) 752-1954 is in charge of the cremation arrangements. Please leave words of comfort for the family at www.gatewayguerryfh.com