Robert James ‘BJ’ Stockdill – Rostraver Township, formerly of Collinsville, Miss.
Robert James “BJ’’ Stockdill, 67, of Rostraver Township, formerly of Collinsville, Miss., died Sunday, June 12, 2022. Born in McKeesport on Aug. 8, 1954, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Dorothy G. McKenna Stockdill. BJ grew up in Elizabeth and retired from the U.S. Navy in 1994 after 21 years of service to his country. He is survived by his sons, Dale Williams of Collinsville, Miss., Doug (Carmen) Williams of Collinsville, Miss., and Don Williams of Virginia Beach, Va.; sisters, Esther (Doug) Coy of Cynthiana, Ky., Dorothy (Steven) Whitmer of Elizabeth, Rebecca DeAngelis of Clairton and Rachel Emery of Rostraver; and his two special Chihuahua doggies, Jack and Jill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wives, Willirene (Brame) Stockdill, Ruth Williams and Gayle (Fine) Stockdill; and siblings, Timothy Stockdill, Laurie Edwards and Charles Stockdill. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a funeral service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday with the Right Rev. Martin Wright officiating. Interment will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.
