May 11, 2024, 67, Middlesex —

Vincent Dean Brock, better known as Vennie Brock, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at his home in Middlesex.

A  native of Faison, he had been a Middlesex resident for many years.  It was here that he served the town and its people as a police officer, then police sergeant, and then was named chief of police.    Vennie’s career in law enforcement began in Rose Hill and then Warsaw, before relocating to Middlesex.

He is survived by two brothers and a sister-in-law, Danny A. and Sheila Brock of Faison, and Michael W. Brock of Faison; a sister (in-law), Barbara “Bobbie” Brock of Faison; nephews and nieces, Chris Brock, Dawn Brock Bishop, Monty Brock, Doane Brock, Benjy Brock, Brandi Campbell, Michael Brock, and Briana Brock, and their families.  Vennie is also survived by a dear friend of many years, Joanne Price of Middlesex, along with the Price family.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Gertrude B. Brock; his father, William Albert Brock; two brothers, Randy Gene Brock, and Gary Mark Brock; a sister, Jennifer Michelle B. Turner; and three infant siblings, Phillip Doane Brock, Wanda June Brock, and Sheila Annette Brock.

His family will have a private service at which they will remember Vennie’s life.