Bernice Brock Rivers

Cheraw, SC

Mrs. Bernice Brock Rivers, age 89, entered into rest on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at her home. Funeral Services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Brock’s Mill Baptist Church by Rev. Donald Wallace, Jr. and Phillip Caulder, Jr. with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 – 8:00 PM Saturday, November 25, 2016 at the home of her daughter, Norma Hemric, 2395 Orchard Road, Cheraw, SC 29520.

Mrs. Rivers was born in the Brock’s Mill community of Cheraw on March 19, 1928 a daughter of the late Squire Kirby and Ella Belle Liles Brock. She was the Valedictorian of her graduating class at Zoar High School. A member of Brock’s Mill Baptist Church, Bernice loved the Lord and her church. Her hobbies enjoyed working in her flowers, gardening, and spending time with her family.

In addition to her parents, Bernice was also preceded in death by her husband, Bradley Homer Rivers; brother, Edward Brock; sisters, Ethel Britt, Ruth Brock, Mable Eisenschmid, Nora Morris, Bytha Campbell, and Margie Teal; 2 grandchildren, Rose Hemric and Kathryn Brigman.

Survivors include her son, Preston Rivers of Laurel Hill, NC; 3 daughters, Anita (Charlie) Ansell of Rocky Point, NC, Patricia (Mike) Brigman of Clio, SC, and Norma Gail Rivers (Dean) Hemric of Cheraw, SC; grandchildren, Tammy Hemric of Archdale, NC, Garry (Mary) Hemric of Thomasville, NC, Anthony (Alicia) Hemric of High Point, NC, Cheryl Hemric of High Point, NC, Malcolm (Michelle) Brigman of Bennettsville, SC, Bradley (Brooke) Brigman of Laurinburg, NC, Matthew McIntyre of NC, Patti (Michael) May of Wilmington, NC, Kimmy (Derek) DeSimone of Daytona Beach, FL, Ashley (Damien) Warren of Cheraw, SC; Christopher Rivers Huffman, Brittany Rivers Huffman of Laurel Hill, NC; and 14 great grandchildren and 2 on the way.

Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) of Chesterfield, SC is serving the Rivers family.