A memorial service celebrating the life of Dr. James Harry Brock will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2024 in First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tom Willoughby officiating.

Dr. Brock was buried in a private ceremony at Highland Cemetery.

Arrangements are under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Dr. James Harry Brock died Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 93.  He was born September 12, 1939 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Max O. Brock, Sr. and LoRene (Yates) Brock.  He grew up in Lawton and was a graduate of Lawton High School.  He later attended university at Cameron State Agricultural College, the University of Oklahoma and Southern Illinois University.  Jim and Beverly Ann Whitener were married in a ceremony held in the First Christian Church of Lawton on February 12, 1954.  She preceded him in death on August 9, 2017.

Dr. Brock was a dancer, actor, teacher and preacher.  In 1948 he pursued his dream of entertaining as a professional entertainer in New York City.  He remained in New York until being drafted in the U.S. Army where he served as a Corporal until his discharge in 1954.  Jim later became a speech and drama teacher.  He taught at Tomlinson Junior High School from 1973-1993 and later taught at Lawton High School.  He also served as lay pastor at the First Presbyterian Churches in Temple and Walters.

Jim was active in the Lawton Community as well as the Presbytery. He had been honored as Teacher of the Year and Cameron University Alumni of the Year.  He served on the Lawton Arts and Humanity Council, the McMahon Auditorium Foundation, volunteered with Mobile Meals, was active in the Lawton Community Theater, served on boards of the Indian Nations Presbytery and as a delegate to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.

Dr. Brock is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Rene and Don Fuller, and sons, Steven and Phillip Brock; grandchildren, Cory Fuller and wife Jennifer, Reagan McCarthy and husband Clark and Sullivan Brock; and four great grandchildren, Brock and Evie Grace Fuller and Hannah and Caroline McCarthy.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 1302 SW A Avenue, Lawton, Oklahoma 73501.