Richard E. Brock

Richard Eugene Brock, 58, died on Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

Born in Silver on Sept. 5, 1949, he was a son of Bessie Wilson and the late Mood Brock. He was a member of Friendship AME Church, a 1968 graduate of Scott’s Branch High School and received a degree in criminal justice from Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter.

Richard was employed with Sunbeam of Manning, Exide Battery of Sumter, the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office as a sheriff’s deputy, and Food Lion as a truck driver. His last employment was with UTI Transport, Charleston.

Richard was united in holy matrimony to the late Annie L. Billie Brock. This union was blessed with two children, Latonia Brock and Richard E. Brock Jr. He was a faithful son, a loving father, a caring brother, uncle and a loyal and trusted friend to many. He served his country by active duty in the U.S. Marines in the Vietnam Conflict and in the S.C. National Guard.

He is survived by a loving mother, Bessie Wilson Brock; two children, Richard E. Brock Jr. and Latonia Brock of the home; four sisters, Lillian B. Smith of Baltimore, Md., Elizabeth B. (Castine) Ridgill of Manning, and Margaret and Teressa Brock, both of Silver; a special daughter, Betty (Bet) Billie; two loyal friends, Robert (Bugg) Billie and Willie T. Briggs; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at Friendship AME Church, Silver, with the Rev. Dr. James Stukes officiating.

Burial was in the church cemetery.

Dyson’s Home for Funerals of Summerton was in charge of the arrangements.