BARRY SMOCK 1950-2003

GREEN, SMOCK, ROBERTS, LEWIN, MOSER, MASSEY, WITTMAN

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 12/22/2003 at 02:02:51

Barry Smock

Telegraph Herald - Oct 14, 2003

Mr. Barry "Skinner" Smock, 52, of 11420 Rupp Hollow Road, Valley Hill Trailer Court, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at the Guttenberg (Iowa) Municipal Hospital, of a heart attack.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hoffmann-Schneider Funeral Home, 1640 Main St., where friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in Dubuque Memorial Gardens, south of Dubuque, where military rites will be accorded by the American Legion, Dubuque Post 6 and Amvets Post 13. The Amvets Post 13 of Dubuque County will meet as a body at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

He was born on Nov. 30, 1950, in Edgewood, Iowa, son of Glen and Mattie (Green) Smock. He graduated from Edgewood-Colesburg High School.

He served in the Navy for 22 years. Barry retired to Dubuque, and enjoyed bowling, softball, darts and euchre. He especially loved to spend time with his girls and his grandchildren.

He was a member and past Commander and past Adjutant of Amvets Post 13 of Dubuque County.

Surviving are Mindy (John) Roberts and Jenifer Lewin, his daughters with Jorja Moore, all of Dubuque; his parents, Glenn and Mattie Smock, of Dubuque; his grandchildren, Cody Roberts and Deric, Camron and Madalynn Lewin; his longtime special friend, Mary Beth "Beba" Strub, of Dubuque; two brothers, Larry (Vicki) Smock, of Pennsylvania, and Garry Smock, of Dubuque; three sisters, Terry Moser, of Garber, Iowa, and Kerry (Gary) Massey and Gerry Smock, both of Dubuque; his paternal grandmother, Jessie Smock, of Edgewood; a brother-in-law, Lynn Wittman, of Edgewood; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Sherry Wittman; a brother, Perry Smock; and his paternal grandfather, Jake Smock.

A Barry Smock Memorial Fund has been established.