GLORIA MARIE ROCK STANSBURY

July 30, 1927 — March 28, 2021
Gloria was born July 30, 1927 to Irvin Rock and Lucille Adams Rock and passed away peacefully on Monday, March 28, 2021 while surrounded by her family.
Gloria graduated from Morgan City High School in 1945 and during her life she would work odd jobs as a waitress, salesperson, and an employee at L&H printing. Gloria also worked as a school guard for Morgan City Police Department for several years; first at Morgan City High School then at Shannon Elementary School. Upon retiring, she was a Helper’s Aid at Shannon Elementary from 1965 until 1986. On April 6, 1946 she married her high school sweetheart Owen O’Neill Stansbury, once he returned from Italy after World War II. In December 1946, the two returned to Morgan City to start their family. On May 8, 1947 they were blessed with twin girls and then blessed again on December 8, 1952 with a son.
Gloria and Owen enjoyed traveling all over the United States while visiting with the 757 Tankers’ Buddies reunions. She enjoyed hobbies such as crocheting, reading, dancing, but she especially enjoyed spending time with all her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her loving children; two daughters, Pamela S. Rankin and Patricia S. Savoy and her husband, John; one son, Owen O. Stansbury Jr.; one sister, Marjorie R. Lefler; two brothers, Wayne Rock and David A. Rock and one sister-in-law. She is also survived by six grandchildren; Tammy Rankin and her husband, John Billiot, Jamie Lancon and her husband, Glenn Paul, Sherrie Evett and her husband, Ken, Kevin Rankin and his wife, Jill, Eric Savoy and his wife, Eileen, Mark Savoy and his wife, Theresa, Melissa Carper and her husband, Andrew; 17 great-grandchildren, Kristina Brewster and her husband, Jeremy, Kimberly McCoy and her husband, Blake, Glenn A Lancon and his wife, Grace, Christian and his wife, Jenna, George Lancon, Gaberiel Lancon, Seth Evett, Kaleb Evett, Emerson Rankin. Maeve Rankin, Josh Savoy, Michael Savoy, Daniel Savoy, Benjamin Savoy, Z’elie Savoy, Ian Carper, and Jacqueline Carper; and six great-great-grandchildren, Jorden Brewster, Tucker Brewster, Easton McCoy, Avery Mae McCoy, Weston McCoy, and Emma Carper.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Owen O. Stansbury; her parents, Irvin and Lucille Rock; her sisters, Erline R. Short and Doris Mae Ratcliff; one brother, Aaron A. Rock; one sister-in-law, Shirley Sons Rock; and one son-in-law, Guy Thomas Rankin Jr.
A time of Visitation for Gloria will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. with a rosary being prayed at 7 p.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home. Visitation will resume on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 8 a.m. until time of service at 10 a.m. at Hargrave Funeral Home. Following services, Gloria will be laid to rest in the Morgan City Cemetery.