Raymond "Ray" Carl Brock

Raymond Carl Brock of Murrells Inlet, SC passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 83 years of age. He was born June 27, 1940 in Sunsbury Twp., OH and grew up in the small village of Beallsville, a son of Charlie Ensel and Mary Sophia (Kimpel) Brock. He graduated from Beallsville High School, 1958 and Chicago Technical College, 1960.

Raymond was a kind-hearted, fun-loving family man who was devoted to his faith and dedicated himself to providing for his loved ones and serving others. In addition to spending time with his immediate family, he was devoted to his church family, loved music and singing praises to God. He was an avid Bible reader and served as an elder in the Church of Christ for 30+ years. (Worshipped with Church of Christ wherever he lived - Woodsfield, OH, Cleveland Avenue C of C, Columbus, OH, Wooster & Orrville, OH, Central C of C in Moore, OK, Carrollton C of C in OH, Brooks Avenue C of C & Raleigh C of C in Raleigh, NC, Georgetown C of C & Grand Strand C of C in SC.)

Raymond began drafting work with Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric in Columbus, OH and in January 1966 began a 42-year career with Star Building Systems in Oklahoma City, retiring in 2007 as a field sales district manager.

He was a Buckeye fan and enjoyed sunrises on the beach. A high-light of his life was time spent with his three children - Gary (Lisa) Brock of Fort Smith, AR; Pam (Sterling) Lee of Colorado Springs, CO; & Marcia (John) Harrison of Georgetown, SC; and six grandchildren - Andrew (Nicole) Brock & Kristen (Weston) Lacewell; Morgan (Patrick) Lee; Rachel (Anton) Dereventsov, Jonathan, & Kaitlyn Harrison; and great granddaughter, Ivy Lacewell. He will be missed so much by all who knew him.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Paul and Larry and father-in-law & mother-in-law, Ralph & Clara Ault, and long-time friend, Edwin W. Bartilson, II.

He is survived by his sister, Sharon Smith of Woodsfield, his loving wife, Grace (Ault) Brock, of Murrells Inlet, SC, whom he married November 20, 1960, and his sisters-in-law, Betty (Marion - deceased) Brock-King, Orrville, OH; Jean (Edwin -deceased) Bartilson, Columbia, MO and Peggy (Tom) Sharpe, Nashville, TN; and step mother-in-law, Naomi Ault, Woodsfield, OH.

A memorial service to honor and celebrate Raymond's life will be held Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM, at the Grand Strand Church of Christ, 2212 Glenn's Bay Road, Surfside Beach, SC 29575 with Jay Thornell and Jim Barton officiating. The family will receive friends at 12:00 PM at the church building prior to memorial. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory can be made to the Grand Strand Church of Christ or Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort at www.disasterreliefeffort.org.

Family was assisted by Burroughs Funeral Home (843-651-1440) in Murrells Inlet, SC.