A. N. Adcock, Jr., 91, of Tifton died Friday, November 11, 2011, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2011, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Dr. W. Ches Smith, III will officiate with burial to follow. Kenny Berkeypile, David Adcock, Steve Moore, Alton Marshall and Sam Hogan will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be George Smith. The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 13, 2011, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mr. Adcock was born on February 1, 1920 in Eldorado and was the son of Alvin Neal Adcock, Sr. and Florence Shannon Adcock, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Sara F. Moore and Faye Adcock Berkeypile; and two brothers, Joe Adcock and Jim Adcock. He was owner and operator of Adcock Pecans and the Magnolia Plantation and President of Sunbelt Plantations, Inc. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. degree and was a member of the VFW and the Tifton Elks Lodge. He served as a Captain in the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during World War II and was a licensed Ham Radio operator, W4F00.
Mr. Adcock is survived by his wife, Edith Sandifer Adcock of Tifton; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Jim and Cathy Adcock and Neal Adcock, all of Tifton; one daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Mace Johnson of Tifton; two brothers, Donald Adcock of Eldorado and Robert Adcock of Suwannee, Florida; seven grandchildren, Clint Adcock, Jessica Smith, Chloe Adcock, Taylor Smith, Hillary Smith, Reede Johnson and Banks Johnson; and one great-grandchild, Liam Noland.