G. ROYCE BROCK
Oct. 11, 1946-Feb. 26, 2017
Garland Royce Brock, 70, resident of Summerlin's Crossroads area near Mount Olive, passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 26, at his home.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 1, at 2 p.m. at Brock's Chapel Church, officiated by the Rev. James Earl Herring and the Rev. Dell Murphy, with burial immediately following at Pate Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Brock's Chapel during the hour before the service and at other times, at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, it is requested that memorial gifts be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9959, c/o M. Saviak, 866 Kelly Springs Road, Mount Olive, N.C., 28365.
Royce was a member of the 1965 graduating class of Mount Olive High School.
He studied auto diesel mechanics in Nashville, Tenn., served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was the recipient of two Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars.
He had been a police officer, and lastly, was employed at Carolina Turkeys/Butterball.
He was a member of VFW Post 9959 in Mount Olive and Brock's Chapel Church.
Royce was an avid reader and writer, was an ardent student of the Bible and had penned many personal writings.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and doing yard work, was very family oriented, was a sports fan, especially football, and loved racing and woodworking.
Son of the late Garland "Dick" and Haddie Holmes Brock, he is survived by his wife of 33 years, Mary Lynn Zeller Brock; their children, Shawn Spence and wife, Teri, of Roxboro, Jesse Lee Spence of Mount Olive, Ronnie Garland Brock and wife, Kathy, and Randy Douglas Brock all of Nashville, Tenn., Bobbie Jo Ferrell and husband, Robert, of Seven Springs, Jodie Nicole Brock of Nashville, Tenn., and Kady Lynn Brock and James Richard Brock both of Mount Olive; 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Doug Brock and wife, Sandra, of Mount Olive; two sisters, Gail B. Bass and husband, Steve, of Harrisburg and Susie B. Matthews and husband, Glenn, of Eastover; several nieces and nephews; an aunt and uncle; and many cousins.
A Tyndall service.
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Published in Obituaries on February 27, 2017 10:01 AM