Schrock, Mary Headings (1938-1964)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Jan 30 p. 8

Birth date: 1938 Jun 5

text of obituary:

MARY HEADINGS SCHROCK

Mary (Headings) Schrock was born June 5, 1938 at Hutchinson, Kan., daughter of Valentine J. and Fannie Headings. Her home was at Hutchinson until December 1962.

Mary accepted Christ as her Saviour at the age of 11 years.

On Feb. 29, 1960 she was united in marriage to to B. R. Schrock. Their home was in Tucson, Ariz. at the time of her passing at the age of 25 years, seven months and two days. She left this earth on Jan. 7, 1964 at St. Mary's hospital in Tucson. She had not been well most of her life since suffering from rheumatic fever at the age of seven years. Damage to her heart due to this illness made it necessary for her to undergo major heart surgery in March 1963. This proved successful until soon after Christmas when she became sick with the flu. Death was due to acute congestive heart failure.

She leaves to mourn her early departure her husband; one son David Ray, 14 months old; her mother, Mrs. Fannie Headings of Hutchinson, R. 1; two brothers, Earl of Oakley, Kan. and David of the home; two sisters, (Esther) Mrs. Henry Helmuth of Mountain View, Ark., and Darlene of the home; and her grandfather, David J. Miller of Hutchinson, Route 1.

She was preceded in death by her father, an infant sister, two grandmothers and one grandfather.