Mr. Shelby Brock, Age 74, of Mt. Vernon, KY passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at his residence. Born in Crab Orchard, KY on April 6, 1939, he retired as a truck driver after 33 years with The American Freight System, and was a United States Army Veteran. He was a member of New Heart Baptist Church, where he sang solos and performed with The Southern Gospel Quartet and was a former Sunday school teacher whom helped build New Heart Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and was an avid vegetable gardener.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry Brock and Shirley Shelton Brock; two brothers, Silas Brock and Bobby Ray Brock and a sister, Dorothy Brown.
He is survived by his wife, Lee-Etta Blevins Brock, whom he married on August 13, 1960 in Lincoln County, KY; four sons; Leslie Shawn (Rebekah) Brock, Shelby Lee (Marianne) Brock, both of Cincinnati, OH, Jason Kyle Brock, of Austin, TX and Morgan Hodge, of Mt. Vernon, KY; four daughters, Constance Elaine (Kenneth) Quigley, of Cincinnati, OH, Shelley Rae (William) Phelps, of Somerset, KY, Melanie Joy (Jeff) Whitney, of Sparks, Nevada and Madison Hodge of Cincinnati, OH; two brothers, Morris Wayne (Beth) Brock of Greensboro, NC and Lonnie Dale (Diana) Brock of Mt. Orab, OH; sister, Brenda Lilly of West Chester, OH; 14 Grandchildren, Nicholas and Jonathan Brock, Lauribeth, Aaron, Hannah and Sarah Quigley, Caleb Freeman, Savannah Phelps, C.J. Bray, Maverick Hodge, Noah and Clara Brock, Sommer and Klinton Atchley; 2 great grandchildren, Karmin Jade and Jasmine Freeman and special friend and brother in law, Bro. Melvin and Mary Sisson of Somerset, KY.
Visitation will be Monday, December 9th after 5:00pm in the Memory Chapel of Southern Oaks Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 1:00pm at the Chapel of Southern Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Lawson, Bro. Gary Whitaker, and Bro. Melvin Sisson officiating.
Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery.
Southern Oaks Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.