Melanie Nicole Brock
July 26, 1999 – June 15, 2026
ZEBULON – Melanie Nicole Brock, 26, of Zebulon, NC, went Home to be with the Lord on June 15, 2026.
Melanie was born on July 26, 1999, in Wake County, NC, the daughter of Thomas Linwood Brock and Vikki Brown. For the past 1 ½ years, she lived in the Zebulon area. Prior to that, she resided in Knightdale and Wendell. She loved sunflowers, watching Gunsmoke and wearing her “horsey” shirts (Polo).
In addition to her parents, she is survived by paternal grandmother, Natalie Fountain Brock, maternal grandmother, Cleo Brown Sholar (Vaden); Aunts, Renee Brown Cameron (Blaze) and Kerri Brown Davis; and special cousins, Ethan Cameron, Jewel McKinney (Andrew), Brooke-Ellen Davis, and Sarah Grace Davis.
A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 1:00 PM at the Baptist Tabernacle Church in Wendell, with Reverend Glen Brock officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow the service in the Baptist Tabernacle Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Tammy Lynn Center, https://www.nctlc.org/donate/, where she was a student for 17 years.
Arrangements are with Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, 211 W. Third St., Wendell. www.stricklandfuneral.com
4 Comments
Vikki and I were Appalachian State College buddies. We’ve kept up with each other since the first day of our junior year. We got closer after she had Melanie. She and Thomas knew they had a long and difficult journey ahead, but with God’s help and a lot of caring family, friends, church members, hospital staff, care givers and her wonderful school they provided a wonderful, loving home to their Angel, Melanie. The love was so incredibly deep between them all including Granny who loved Mel dearly. Mark and I feel so blessed to have known Melanie since she was a baby.. I myself am a Gunsmoke fan and would always immediately think of Mel as soon as it came on. I loved to text and ask if they were watching Festus. Mel is in the arms of Jesus now waiting on her parents and oh what a wonderful reunion that will be.
Our Family is So Sorry For Your Loss!
Melanie is in the arms of Jesus now.
Praying for your family. Vikki you and your husband have been amazing parents to your baby girl. Be proud of the life she lived and look forward to seeing her again healed ! ❤️
Mrs Vicki, I am saddened to hear about Melanie. She was a blessing to all and you gaveher the best life possible. Smile at the memories until we all meet again. Prayers for you and the family
Add Comment