Brock, Kenneth Algin  
 	
Kenneth Algin Brock, 82, joined the love of his life, Vernice 
J. Brock, in the presence of our Lord on Tuesday morning, 
November 28, 2006. K.A. remains deeply loved and will be 
remembered for his great sense of humor and kind heart. Funeral 
services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 2, 2006, at Lakeview 
Funeral Home. He was born May 13, 1924, in Electra, Texas, as 
one of three children to Willie Algin Brock and Maggie Belle 
Brock. He was a loving husband of 64 years to V.J., who preceded 
him in death earlier this year; and proud father to Kenneth Brock 
Jr. of Kilgore, and Patricia J. Brock of Dallas. K.A. was a 
veteran of World War II, where he was a staff sergeant in the U.S. 
Army and enjoyed a distinguished 60-year career in oil field 
services that included tenures along the Gulf Coast and in the 
Middle East. His professional achievements include two U.S. 
patents for drilling technology for which he was a guest lecturer 
at Kilgore College and Texas A&M University. He was active in 
organizations such as the Society of Petroleum Engineers and 
Toastmaster's International. In addition to his wife, he was 
preceded in death by his brother, Billy Vandon Brock. Along with 
his children, he is survived by brother, Elroy Brock of Kilgore; 
daughter-in-law, Sheri Brock; five grandchildren, Kenneth Brock III, 
Kellie Starkey, Kari Toon, Amber McGovney, and Steven Green; eight 
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. 
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of 
America, 322 Eighth Ave.. Sixth Floor, New York, N.Y. 10001. K.A.'s 
family wishes to express their thanks for the loving care rendered 
by the staff of Village Oaks in Farmers Branch and St. Michael's 
Hospice of Dallas. The family received friends from 6:30-8:30 p.m. 
Friday evening, December 1, 2006, at Lakeview Funeral Home in 
Longview. For those unable to attend, online condolences may be 
offered at www.mem.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/2/2006.