Clarence A. Adcock Jr.

Clarence Albert "Jack" Adcock Jr., 67, of Ridgeland, Miss., died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.

Mr. Adcock was born in Canton, Miss. He lived in Keezletown for a number of years, where he was plant manager for Metro Pants, before retiring to Mississippi five years ago. He was a wooden toymaker known for making "Toys That Jack Built."

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Bronson Adcock; two daughters, Rosemary Manning of Atlanta, Ga., and Frances Towner of Harrisonburg; a son, Clarence Albert Adcock II of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Ralph Adcock and Harold Adcock; a sister, Loretta Silliman; and nine grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. today at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Ridgeland, Miss., where visitation was held Friday.