BRAD BROCK
Jan. 29, 1948-Aug. 18, 2011
MOUNT OLIVE -- Russell Bradford "Brad" Brock, 63, passed away suddenly Thursday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mickey Whitfield officiating. Burial will follow in Rooty Branch Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., and at other times at the home at 2438 Beautancus Road.
Brad was a member of Rooty Branch Free Will Baptist Church, where he had served as Sunday school teacher and deacon, and had participated in several mission trips.
He was a former member of the planning board for the town of Mount Olive and was a graduate of North Duplin High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A retired farmer, he had been a member of the faculty of James Sprunt Community College and continued to hold various farming interests.
In addition, he was a frequent sight at Southern Belle Restaurant, where he assisted his mother on a regular basis.
He is survived by his wife, Kay Goodman Brock of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Russ and Kristy Brock of Mount Olive; a daughter and son-in-law, Brandi B. and Dave Elkin of Faison; his mother, Gaynell Herring Brock of Mount Olive; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Debbie B. and Bobby Grady and Gloria B. and Grey Morgan all of Mount Olive; a nephew, Greyson Morgan; and two nieces, Bobbie Lynne Grady and Gayna Morgan also of Mount Olive.
He was preceded in death by his father, Russell Brock.
Online condolences may be noted at www.tyndallfh.com.
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Published in Obituaries on August 19, 2011 1:48 PM