Helen D. Rowan Rotrock

Helen D. Rowan Rotrock passed away on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 at the age of 104 and 7 months. Rotrock was born in the Aldrich community in Polk County to Sam and Dora Tygart Rowan on Jan. 9, 1916. She was the youngest of four children. Her siblings, Glen Rowan, Mary Rowan Kirby and Golden Rowan McGill all preceded her in death. Helen’s father died when she was 10 and her mother lived to the age of 93. Rotrock married Herbert Rotrock on Dec. 31, 1933. To this union three children were born. Herbert passed away Feb. 2, 1993. Rotrock lived independently after Herbert’s passing. She moved from Springfield to the Dade County RCF in Greenfield in 2017. Rotrock was a 50-plus year member of the Aldrich Methodist Church and was honored as the oldest surviving member of the church. Rotrock had six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Rotrock is survived by her three children, Kelton and wife Patty Rotrock of Houston, Texas; Larry and wife Jennifer Rotrock of Kansas City; Jennetta and husband Bob Blakemore of Greenfield; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Aldrich Methodist Church, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, or Dade County Nursing Home and may be left at the funeral home. Due to COVID-19, there will be no formal visitation, however, Rotrock will lie in state on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 from noon until 6 p.m. at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home, Ash Grove. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Aldrich. The family asks that those in attendance wear masks and have no physical contact with the family.