Eugene Adcock, 78, passed away Tues. May 31, 2016 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Thurs. June 2, 2016 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 10am on Fri. June 3, 2016 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with burial to follow in the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS.
Mr. Adcock was born in Philadelphia, MS and was a longtime resident of Rankin County, MS. He was a member of the Pearson Road Baptist Church in Pearl, MS. Mr. Adcock was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He was a world class marksman and competed in skeet, rifle and pistol shoots. Mr. Adcock was a former Police Chief with the Pearl Police Department and in his younger years he worked as a Constable and Sheriff Deputy with the Rankin County Sheriff Department. He attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA and was also a member of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Adcock; five children, Michael Eugene Adcock (Sharon), Debbie Blackwell (John), Mitchell Adcock (Christy), Ashley Green (Cindy) and Austin Adcock; 11 grandchildren, Cameron Adcock, Katherine Adcock, Brad Blackwell, Brianna Blackwell, Kurt Adcock, Andrew Ross, Eric Adcock, Christopher Ross, Corgan Green, Eden Green and Ivan Green; 2 great grandchildren, Riley Blackwell and Avery Ross; sister, Lafayne Tucker and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Adcock is preceded in death by his parents, Ellis and Myrtle Adcock and a brother, Eudene Adcock.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Miss. Chapter at 408 Fontaine Place, Suite 104, Ridgeland, MS 39157.