Obituary of Moody M. Jack Adcock, Jr. of Richland Parish Louisiana
as published in the Richland Beacon News June 3,2004 
Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 06/17/2004



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 Moody M. Jack Adcock Jr.

Funeral services for Moody M. Jack Adcock Jr.,85 of
Rayville were held May 27,2004 at Boeuf River Baptist 
church in Rayville with the Rev. David Herrington,and
the Rev.Benton Moore officiating.

Internment followed in Muhlearn Memorial Park Mausoleum
in Monroe under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral
Home of Rayville.

Moody M. Jack Adcock, was born August 31, 1918 and passed 
away suddenly of a heart attack on Tuesday morning, May
25,2004. He was the oldest surviving recipient of bypass 
surgery performed by the renowned Dr. Cooley of St, Luke
Hospital in Houston, Texas in 1974.

Mr. Adcock was a seventy year resident, farmer and cattleman 
of Richland Parish. He was a member of the Cattleman's Association. 
Mr. Adcock was a devoted member of Boeuf River Baptist Church 
where he was, until Tuesday, the last surviving continuous 
charter member. He served his church as an honorary deacon.
In his youth he worked for Interstate Oil and Pipline Co.He later 
drove a school bus for Richland Parish ubtil his retirement, In
his later life he served as Deputy Sheriff for four years. He also
worked for Mr. Dallas Thomason's cattle operation unstil he was 
82 years old.

Mr. Adcock is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Peterson Adcock,
two sisters, Virgie Clark of Rayville and Geneva Clark of Henderson,
Texas; one sister in law Ollie Adcock Miller; two daughters, Jackie
Adcock Brown Frizell of Pisgah Forest, N.C. and Patsy Adcock Smith
of Rayville, La; ten grandchildren, Fran, Alita, Patti, Kim, Brad,
Terri, Traci, Wesley, Scotti and Kevin; twenty-grandchildren, Arthur,
Ashley, Kaci, Bradley, Josh, Seth, Sarah, Natalia, Chris, Daniel, 
Kathryn, Anna, Alissa, Charity, Victoria, April, Morgan, Parker, Aidia 
and Kaman; four great-great grandchildren, Joshua, Cassidy, Nathan 
and Dustin. Mr.Adcock leaves a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. 
He was a lover of Richland Parish and will be greatly missed.

Pallbearers were his nephews, Steve Adcock, Donnie Adcock, Ray Adcock,
Ronnie Adcock, Arnold Adcock and Joe Meeks.

Honorary pallbearers were the deacons of Boeuf River Baptist Church.