Dr. Vernon C. Rockey

Funeral services for Dr. Vernon C. Rockey, 91, will be Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10 a.m., at Living Rock Church, 800 Shoshone Ave., in Gillette Wyoming. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. at the church.

Burial will be in Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis, South Dakota.

Gillette Memorial Chapel and Walker Funeral Home are in handling arrangements.

Vernon died on Nov. 7, 2025, at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Vernon was an optometrist and practiced for more than 60 years. He is a 1952 graduate of Ewing Public Schools....