Published in The News-Courier, Athens, AL, Wednesday, June 22, 2011.

Mildred C. Rochelle, 83, of Athens, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011, at her home.
The funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Charlie Hughes and Dr. Edwin Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Limestone Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Rochelle was born August 23, 1927, in Giles County, Tenn., to Linsley Claud and Ruth Hargrove Claud. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, a retired teacher of Limestone County Schools, member of the Gideons International Auxiliary, member of the National Education Association, Alabama Education Association and Alabama Retired Teachers Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce D. Rochelle; parents, Linsley and Ruth Claud; son, Bruce Dean Rochelle and great-grandson, Eli Lovell; brothers, Otha Ray Claud, Tip Kenneth Claud, Robbie Claud, Vernon Claud, Oakley Claud and Dan Claud; and sister, Alma Claud.
She is survived by her daughter, Jean Rochelle Lovell and husband Larry of Athens; grandsons, Stephen Lovell and wife Emily of Elkmont, Derrick Lovell and wife Wendi of Athens and Nick Lovell and wife Brandy of Elkmont; granddaughters, Becky Rochelle Bowman and husband David and Wendy Rochelle Bobo and husband Scott, both of Athens; great-granddaughters, Rachel Elizabeth Bobo, Olivia Caroline Bobo, Natalie Grace Lovell and Abigail Kate Lovell; great-grandsons, Jacob Weldon Lovell, Benjamin Reed Lovell, David Noah Bowman, Jackson Dean Bowman and Garrett Nicholas Lovell; daughter-in-law, Joan Brown Rochelle Hughes and husband Charles; sisters, Allie Mae Tate of Prospect, TN, Erma Holt of Athens and Laverne Henderson of Winfield, AL; brothers, Harold T. Claud and Smitty Claud of Goodsprings.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.