GASTON COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Roger "Keith" Adcock, 10 Nov 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- Roger "Keith" Adcock Roger "Keith" Adcock, 78, Johnson Avenue, Elizabethton, died Monday, November 10, 2003, at Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Adcock was a native of McAdenville (Gaston County), N.C., and had lived in Elizabethton for the last 15 years. He was the son of the late James Boyd Adcock Sr. and Pearl Johnston Adcock, and was also preceded in death by a brother, James Boyd Adcock Jr., and a stepson, Rick Colbaugh. Mr. Adcock was a member of Keystone Free Will Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Dillard Paper Company for 10 years and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, having retired after 20 years of service. He served in World War II and Vietnam. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Williams Adcock, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Roger M. and Susie Adcock, Gastonia, N.C.; a brother and sister-in-law, Donald E. and Edith Adcock, Belmont, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Gloria Dean and Kenneth Metz, Cramerton, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Viola Adcock, Charlotte, N.C.; a granddaughter and spouse, Shelia and Tony Swaney, Pendleton, S.C.; a stepson, John Colbaugh, Elizabethton; and a stepdaughter and spouse, Julie and Matt Thornton, Elizabethton. Five stepgrandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. The committal and entombment service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 13, at the Mausoleum Chapel of Peace at Happy Valley Memorial Park with the Rev. Bill Greer officiating. Music will be under the direction of Ethel Davidson. Full Military Honors will be accorded by The Honor Guard from Shaw Air Force Base, Charleston, S.C. Honorary pallbearers will be Sonny Murray, Bill Young, Earl Dykes, Bud Gobble, the men of Keystone Free Will Baptist Church and Mary Alice and Jack Ketron. Those who plan to attend the committal and entombment service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 1:55 p.m. Thursday. Friends may call at Tetrick Funeral Home at their convenience between the hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. Friends may call at the residence, 620 Johnson Avenue, Elizabethton, any time. Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers may make donations in memory of Mr. Adcock to the Carter County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 682, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, (423) 542-2232, is in charge of arrangements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------