Sue Katherine Phillips Prock, age 84, passed away at home in Richmond, Texas, holding hands with her children on Sunday, May 21, 2023

Sue was born in Cleburne, Texas, to Otto and Katherine Milburn Phillips. She attended Cleburne High School and then took a BS in education from Baylor University, where she met her husband, Charles “Buz” Moody Prock. Sue and Buz had two children, Philip and Marcy, and after trying out Austin, Midland, and Dallas, settled in Fort Stockton, where Sue lived until 2017, when she moved to Richmond to live near Marcy.

Sue had a rich career in elementary education, beginning by teaching second grade in Bellmead, Texas, near Waco. Upon moving to Fort Stockton, Sue taught fifth grade for 13 years, became a single mom and raised two children while earning a master’s degree in elementary education from Sul Ross State University.

Sue went on to earn a certification in Learning Disabilities and became a diagnostician. Sue finished her education career in 2002. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for key women educators.

Despite being a life-long member of the Baptist Church, she joined the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Stockton in the 1990s where she was active until her move to Richmond.

Sue had diverse interests in a great many things. She belonged to the Fort Stockton Historical Commission, the Iraan Archaeological Society, volunteered with the Pecos County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and took an avid interest in fundraising for the Fort Stockton Community Theater.

Sue loved to travel by plane, train, or boat, and loved visiting our National Parks and abroad.

Sue is preceded in death by her parents, Katherine Milburn and Otto Phillips.

She is survived by her son, Philip Prock, and husband Brian Welch; her loving daughter, Marcy Prock; niece, Shelly Burns, and husband John; nephew, Shane Griggs, and wife Lynde; nephew, Brian Calvert, and wife Cheryl, and dear Milburn family cousins Nancy, Joan, Kay, and many others.

There will be a graveside service in Weatherford, Texas, at East Greenwood Cemetery on Saturday, June 24 at 10 a.m.

For more information: https://www.whitesfuneral.com/

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Fort Stockton Community Theater: https://fscommunitytheatre.org/donate/ or Alzheimer’s Los Angeles: https://www.alzheimersla.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/tribute-gifts/