The family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, September 28th from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home at 542 Hickory Street, Abilene, TX.
Henry, loving husband and father passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, in Abilene, TX. He was born to Robert Louis and Elizabeth Cannon Peacock in Bedford County TN in 1942.
Henry graduated from Hardin-Simmons and played for the Cowboys from 1963-65, where he played 14 games as a junior and led the team in scoring and rebounding as a senior and ranked in the top 30 nationally in field goal percentage. He graduated with a degree in physical education with a minor in history on Aug. 19, 1965. Henry was inducted into the Hardin-Simmons' Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
On March 21, 1977, he married Constance (Connie) Miles in San Antonio, TX. Together they raised son Marvin Louis Peacock.
Henry served as a teacher and coach in Lamesa and in Abilene at Franklin Middle School, Lincoln Middle School and Clack Middle School where he retired in 2000 after teaching for 35 years.
He had a passion for sports, gardening and home improvement. In particular, Henry enjoyed working with brick and mortar. His brickwork was much admired by friends and family, and he often obliged others by making brick structures for them. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed tending to his lawn. He was known for his calm demeanor, easygoing manner, and his quiet and kind spirit.
Henry was preceded in death by his father, Robert, his mother, Elizabeth, his brother Robert and his son Marvin Louis. He will be sadly missed by his wife Connie, his children, Madison Ryals of Richardson, TX and Henry Jr. of Avon, CT, grandson Westyn Ryals, granddaughter Emilia Peacock, son-in-law Dominique Ryals, daughter-in-law Olga Peacock, his sisters Glorial Singleton and Gean Whitaker of Shelbyville, TN, Lucille Henderson of Flat Creek, TN, Estella Harvey of Chattanooga, TN, brother Glenn Peacock of Murfreesboro, and many beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to either First Baptist Church Missions at 1333 N 3rd St, Abilene, TX 79601 or HSU Athletics 2200 Hickory St, Abilene, TX 79601.
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