Funeral Services for 92-year-old Bro. Archie Brock, recently of Murray, and longtime past resident of Cadiz, will be 2 PM Friday at Cadiz Baptist Church.
Burial will be at a later date in Lewis Family Cemetery in Harlan.
Visitation will be from noon until the funeral hour.
Goodwin Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.
Survivors include:
Wife of 67 years, Ada Lewis Brock, of Murray;
Two sons, Mark (Debbie) Brock, and Tim Brock, both of Murray;
And four grandsons.
He died at 7:50 PM, Monday, September 18, 2023, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray.
Bro. Brock is now more alive than he has ever been. While we mourn at his passing, we also rejoice, recognizing that our loss is his gain. Archie leaves behind an example of a life well lived in service to God and others.
Born November 24, 1930, in Grays Knob, Kentucky, he was a child of the late Chesley Lewis Brock and the late Minnie Ethel Maness Brock. At age 16, he accepted Jesus as his Savior and became a child of God; it was the best decision he ever made.
Archie answered God’s call to the ministry at the age of 19, retiring from pastorates and supply work at age 75, spanning a period of 56 years. He pastored three churches in Harlan County, Kentucky: Laden, Three Point, and Friendship Baptist Churches.
In Indiana, he pastored at Blooming Grove Baptist Church, the same church he had attended when he first accepted the call to ministry and was ordained in 1951. He later returned to Friendship Baptist in Harlan, where he also continued his higher education.
In 1965, Bro. Archie moved his family to Cadiz to pastor Liberty Point Baptist Church. From there he answered the call to Mexico Baptist Church in Marion, Kentucky.
In 1972, he moved his family back to Cadiz to pastor Donaldson Creek Baptist Church and began teaching in the Trigg County Schools System. He also pastored at South Union Baptist Church while still teaching.
In 1985 he returned to Mexico Baptist Church, where he retired in 1996.
In 1997 he began pastoring at Locust Grove, retiring again in 2003 from full-time pastorate. As he got older, his hearing and vision began to decline; however, he continued to do interim and supply work until age 75.
Over the years, Bro. Archie went on seven mission trips, three of which were abroad. He loved being involved in the local Baptist Association, fulfilling various positions throughout the years, one of which was Disaster Relief. He and his wife, Ada, joined Cadiz Baptist Church as he continued interim and supply work as long as he was able.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
Memorial contributions can be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 65, Cadiz, KY 42211, or to The Way Christian Youth Center, P.O. Box 572, Cadiz, KY 42211.
