Cletus Verdo Brock, age 91, a resident of Dierks, Arkansas, died Friday, April 22, 2016 in Dierks. He was born April 6, 1925, in Altus, Oklahoma. He was a logging supervisor for Weyerhaeuser, a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of Dierks Church of Christ. Mr. Brock was preceded in death by his parents, Fritz and Myrtle Lemons Brock; his wife of 67 years, Betty Lee Brock and five brothers, Herman Brock, Gene Brock, Doyle Brock, Preston Brock and Olin Brock. He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Joan Williamson, and Patricia and Terry Bissell; one son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Debbie Brock, all of Dierks; two sisters, Ivy Mae Miller of Cullen, Louisiana and Mary Elliott of Hot Springs; one brother, Bobby Brock of Dierks; six grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Brock were held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Dierks Church of Christ with James McRae and Bill Paxton officiating. Burial will follow in Dierks Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in Dierks. The family received friends from 6:00-7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the funeral home in Dierks. You may register on-line at www.wilkersonfuneralhomes.com
