Rocky Griffith And Lona Kelley Remembered After July 9, 2026 Loss At Their Hawkins, Wisconsin Home
Rocky Griffith, 76, and Lona Kelley, 80, were found dead on Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2026, inside their home at N5766 Poplar Road in Hawkins, Wisconsin.
Rusk County deputies arrived around 5:15 p.m. after community members requested a welfare check because they had not heard from the couple.
Authorities also found 45-year-old Chad Griffith deceased inside the home, and investigators said the case remained under final review by Sheriff Phil Grassmann’s office.
Rocky and Lona were known across Hawkins, Ladysmith, and the surrounding township as quiet, kind, and deeply rooted community members.
Neighbors and loved ones remembered them for steady kindness, family devotion, and the peaceful life they built over many years.
Local churches and residents gathered in grief while supporting surviving relatives and honoring the memories Rocky and Lona leave behind.
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