Burrell, Carol Brock (Cleveland)

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Carol Brock Burrell, 76, of Cleveland, TN, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013, surrounded by her family. 

She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of First Baptist Church for 68 years where she served faithfully. 

She was the daughter of the late Tommy Brock and Margie Hughes Brock; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Gerald O. Burrell; and brother, John Robert “Bobby” Brock. 

Survivors include her children and spouses, Jerry and Suzanne Burrell, Derrick and Beth Burrell and Angela Burrell Goodner and David Goodner; eight grandchildren, Blake Goodner, Nicole Goodner, Laura Beth Hargraves (Daniel), Ashton AbdulRahman (Naef), Jesse Burrell, Cody Burrell, Ben Burrell, and Anna Burrell; eight great-grandchildren, Jayce Hargraves, Bryce Goodner, Braden Hargraves, Marshall Goodner, Langston Hargraves, Neely AbdulRahman, Blakely Goodner and Britton Hargraves; brothers and sister, Charles Brock (Shirley), Joe Brock (Judie) and Jane Richardson (Wayne); and several nieces, nephews and cousins. 

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Generation Fund, 1275 Industrial Park Rd., Cleveland, TN 37311. 

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 31 at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Gibson and Dr. Allan Lockerman officiating. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Her grandsons and nephews, Dan Brock, Brian Brock, Jason Richardson, Blake Goodner, Cody Burrell, and Ben Burrell will serve as pallbearers. 

The family will receive friends from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, January 30 and from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, January 31 at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home, who has charge of the arrangements.


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