Obituary: Leon Brock
Leon Brock, 87, passed from this life Monday, June 24, 2024, at Bolivar General Hospital.
He was the son of the late John William Brock and Lois Pamelia Jacobs Brock and married Lee Wiggins, who survives, on May 30, 1969. They had two sons, Jeremy Brock and Stephen Brock, both of Hickory Valley.
Mr. Brock was retired from Harmon Automotive after 30 years as manager of the cost estimating department. He also served as a rural carrier for the United States Postal Service for 16 years and was owner and operator of Brocks Bookkeeping and Income Tax Service.
A member of the Accountants Association, he farmed with his father and brothers for many years in the Van Buren community. He was a member of West Memorial Baptist Church, for many decades, where he served as the treasurer and financial secretary. Mr. Brock proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard for eight years as a Staff Sargent (E-5). As part of his community, he served on the board of directors for the Hardeman County Community Center, worked for the Literacy Council, and was a leader and committee member for the Boy Scouts of America.
He attended Hickory Valley school and graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1959. Later in life, he attended Jackson State Community College, Whiteville Vocational Tech, and West Tennessee Business College. He enjoyed country and gospel music and watching old Western TV shows. Gunsmoke was his favorite. He loved being on his tractor, mowing, and gardening, growing many vegetables and fruits, and was especially proud of his Better Boy tomatoes which he loved to share with family and friends.
Mr. Brock leaves behind his wife; two sons; and his sister, Louise Merrick. He is preceded in death by his parents and stepmother, Opal Brock; his brothers, Harold Brock, Marvin Brock, and Donnie Maddox; and his sisters, Sue Moore, Mildred Jenkins, and Reba Brock.
Services will be at West Memorial Baptist Church on Saturday, June 29, 224, at 10 a.m. in Saulsbury, Tennessee. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar is in charge of professional arrangements.
Memorials may be made to West Memorial Baptist Church’s cemetery fund or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Visitation for Mr. Brock will be at Shackleford’s in Bolivar on Saturday, June 29, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and again, at the church from 11:45 a.m. until service time, which will be at West Memorial Baptist Church beginning at 1 p.m.
Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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