Rains County Leader March 9, 2004
Funeral services for Willie E. Adcock, age 85, of Point were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at First Baptist Church in Point with Dr. Cecil McLeod and Rev. Jay Sikes officiating. Interment followed at the Lone Star Cemetery in Point under the direction of Point Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Buster Rivers, Walter Mosely, Junior House, Dail Hooten, Leighton Hooten and Ted Hooten. Honorary pallbearers were Rayford Briggs, Dud Lankford, S.N. Hooks, Willie Williams, Phil Calasi, Gene Pope and David Frost.
Mr. Adcock passed away at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at his residence.
He was born on July 27, 1918, in Golden, the son of Andrew Jackson and Eva Mae McCollough Adcock. He attended school at Bright Star, Dixon and Lone Oak and graduated from Point High School.
He married Neva Brown at Saltillo on November 19, 1945; she survives. Mr. Adcock was a retired fireman with L.T.V. Company in Greenville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Point. He served in the United States Navy from August 12, 1938, until September 17, 1945. He received military training at San Diego, Calif. He was a Petty Officer First Class. During his time in the service he was involved in damage control, was a firefighter and an arch welder. He served in Japan and Russia. He participated in battles in the North Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans. He received a Good Conduct Medal, a North Atlantic Campaign Medal for the sinking of enemy submarines. He served on the USS Tuscaloosa and the USS Miami.
Other survivors include three sons, Gayle Adcock of Rockwall, Jack Adcock of Como and Melvin Adcock of Greenville; grandchildren, Andy Adcock, Kelley Villasenor, Jennifer Pearson, Eric Adcock; and great-grandchildren, Victoria Villasenor and Olivia Villasenor. He was preceded in death by one brother, Andrew J. Adcock. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Point Prayer Garden.
Funeral services for Willie E. Adcock, age 85, of Point were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at First Baptist Church in Point with Dr. Cecil McLeod and Rev. Jay Sikes officiating. Interment followed at the Lone Star Cemetery in Point under the direction of Point Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Buster Rivers, Walter Mosely, Junior House, Dail Hooten, Leighton Hooten and Ted Hooten. Honorary pallbearers were Rayford Briggs, Dud Lankford, S.N. Hooks, Willie Williams, Phil Calasi, Gene Pope and David Frost.
Mr. Adcock passed away at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at his residence.
He was born on July 27, 1918, in Golden, the son of Andrew Jackson and Eva Mae McCollough Adcock. He attended school at Bright Star, Dixon and Lone Oak and graduated from Point High School.
He married Neva Brown at Saltillo on November 19, 1945; she survives. Mr. Adcock was a retired fireman with L.T.V. Company in Greenville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Point. He served in the United States Navy from August 12, 1938, until September 17, 1945. He received military training at San Diego, Calif. He was a Petty Officer First Class. During his time in the service he was involved in damage control, was a firefighter and an arch welder. He served in Japan and Russia. He participated in battles in the North Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans. He received a Good Conduct Medal, a North Atlantic Campaign Medal for the sinking of enemy submarines. He served on the USS Tuscaloosa and the USS Miami.
Other survivors include three sons, Gayle Adcock of Rockwall, Jack Adcock of Como and Melvin Adcock of Greenville; grandchildren, Andy Adcock, Kelley Villasenor, Jennifer Pearson, Eric Adcock; and great-grandchildren, Victoria Villasenor and Olivia Villasenor. He was preceded in death by one brother, Andrew J. Adcock. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Point Prayer Garden.
Rains County Leader March 9, 2004
Funeral services for Willie E. Adcock, age 85, of Point were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at First Baptist Church in Point with Dr. Cecil McLeod and Rev. Jay Sikes officiating. Interment followed at the Lone Star Cemetery in Point under the direction of Point Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Buster Rivers, Walter Mosely, Junior House, Dail Hooten, Leighton Hooten and Ted Hooten. Honorary pallbearers were Rayford Briggs, Dud Lankford, S.N. Hooks, Willie Williams, Phil Calasi, Gene Pope and David Frost.
Mr. Adcock passed away at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at his residence.
He was born on July 27, 1918, in Golden, the son of Andrew Jackson and Eva Mae McCollough Adcock. He attended school at Bright Star, Dixon and Lone Oak and graduated from Point High School.
He married Neva Brown at Saltillo on November 19, 1945; she survives. Mr. Adcock was a retired fireman with L.T.V. Company in Greenville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Point. He served in the United States Navy from August 12, 1938, until September 17, 1945. He received military training at San Diego, Calif. He was a Petty Officer First Class. During his time in the service he was involved in damage control, was a firefighter and an arch welder. He served in Japan and Russia. He participated in battles in the North Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans. He received a Good Conduct Medal, a North Atlantic Campaign Medal for the sinking of enemy submarines. He served on the USS Tuscaloosa and the USS Miami.
Other survivors include three sons, Gayle Adcock of Rockwall, Jack Adcock of Como and Melvin Adcock of Greenville; grandchildren, Andy Adcock, Kelley Villasenor, Jennifer Pearson, Eric Adcock; and great-grandchildren, Victoria Villasenor and Olivia Villasenor. He was preceded in death by one brother, Andrew J. Adcock. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Point Prayer Garden.
Funeral services for Willie E. Adcock, age 85, of Point were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at First Baptist Church in Point with Dr. Cecil McLeod and Rev. Jay Sikes officiating. Interment followed at the Lone Star Cemetery in Point under the direction of Point Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Buster Rivers, Walter Mosely, Junior House, Dail Hooten, Leighton Hooten and Ted Hooten. Honorary pallbearers were Rayford Briggs, Dud Lankford, S.N. Hooks, Willie Williams, Phil Calasi, Gene Pope and David Frost.
Mr. Adcock passed away at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at his residence.
He was born on July 27, 1918, in Golden, the son of Andrew Jackson and Eva Mae McCollough Adcock. He attended school at Bright Star, Dixon and Lone Oak and graduated from Point High School.
He married Neva Brown at Saltillo on November 19, 1945; she survives. Mr. Adcock was a retired fireman with L.T.V. Company in Greenville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Point. He served in the United States Navy from August 12, 1938, until September 17, 1945. He received military training at San Diego, Calif. He was a Petty Officer First Class. During his time in the service he was involved in damage control, was a firefighter and an arch welder. He served in Japan and Russia. He participated in battles in the North Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans. He received a Good Conduct Medal, a North Atlantic Campaign Medal for the sinking of enemy submarines. He served on the USS Tuscaloosa and the USS Miami.
Other survivors include three sons, Gayle Adcock of Rockwall, Jack Adcock of Como and Melvin Adcock of Greenville; grandchildren, Andy Adcock, Kelley Villasenor, Jennifer Pearson, Eric Adcock; and great-grandchildren, Victoria Villasenor and Olivia Villasenor. He was preceded in death by one brother, Andrew J. Adcock. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Point Prayer Garden.
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