Mr. Stocker is survived by his wife of 63 years Helen Rebecca(Kohler),his son’s Rodney and Donald, Donald’s wife Gail, Grandson’s Raymond, Drew and Clayton, Drew’s wife Elizabeth and Clayton’s wife Holli.
Bud was born in Farmington W. Virginia and raised from infancy in Lancaster Ohio. After graduation from Lancaster High School he and several of his friends volunteered in the service. He served in the Korean conflict in the Army Raiders where he was the recipient of the Purple Heart. Raymond worked in the shoe business for thirty seven years, retiring from Wolverine World Wide. After retiring he and Helen moved to Pensacola, Fl where his favorite pastime was fishing at Perdido’s Johnson Beach.