Obituaries

Casey Nicole Brock de Yampert, 42 years old, 8 days shy of her 43rd birthday, passed away peacefully at her home in El Dorado, Arkansas. 

She is preceded in death by her mother, Teresa Ward Brock.

She is survived by her two children, Ellye and Beckett de Yampert, her Dad, Edward Brock (Mitzi), her sister Lisa Martin (Trey), nephews Dawson, Ben and Breylon, and her sister Kelsi Mitcham (Stephen), nephew David and niece Daphne, her beloved Mamaw, Jo Ann Farish, and many special aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She also leaves behind her cats Sassy and Leo, and her dog Roxy. 

Casey was born with the cutest cheeks ever and was a typical first-born sister – perfectionist, took care of everyone, high-achieving, and even bossy. One funny memory from her sister Lisa is Casey’s famous “torture until 10” every night. She would do whatever she could to annoy and keep Lisa awake, but the second the clock hit 10 PM, she would immediately roll over and say, “good night”. She loved playing school as long as she was the teacher, and may have even forced her sisters and friends to participate.

Casey loved having her friends over to ride the red go cart, jump on the trampoline with a sprinkler, and make mudpies. It was an added bonus that her house was right across the street from the school for friends to walk over at the end of the day.

Casey loved spending summers camping at Lake Ouachita. Her friends considered themselves lucky if Casey invited them. She loved going on boat rides with her Dad’s music playing, tubing, riding to bird island, playing in the “makeup rocks” that you could rub together to make the most elaborate paint and makeup. Casey loved creating synchronized swimming routines and cheer routines with her friends. 

Casey was very studious, maybe even nerdy, and strived for perfect scores. When studying or preparing for tests, she would line up her Cabbage Patch Kids to teach them her assignments. Casey was crazy excited about the periodic table. She thought the periodic table made complete sense and when many of her classmates had the opportunity to cheat on a test related to the periodic table, it broke her heart, namely because she felt like they were depriving themselves of the magic of that table. So, she had to turn them in to the teacher.

Casey was voted most beautiful in her class at Smackover High School. Her toe touch as a cheerleader was so good it was almost inverted. She loved Spanish class and was president of the Spanish club. She was kind to everyone, and unless you misunderstood why she tattled about the chemistry test, there was nothing you could say bad about her.   

Casey’s passion for school extended to her time in college at SAU and at UAMS pharmacy school, where she graduated with honors. She loved telling her friends about her rotations answering the poison control line and loved her rotation working in the hospital pharmacy and in oncology. When asked why she wanted to be a pharmacist, Casey replied, “I knew I wanted to be involved in health care, and a career in pharmacy seemed like a perfect match for my love of chemistry, desire to help people and dreams for a future family. And I would be lying if I said that the idea of making a good living while enjoying flexible hours wasn’t on my mind!”

Casey loved being a pharmacist, and was devoted to each patient she helped. She was especially close to her coworkers, who say she would bend over backwards to accommodate their needs over hers and would refuse to leave work even when she felt bad. 

Nothing meant more to Casey than her kids, Ellye and Beckett. She was so proud of them and always mailed cards with their photos and their ages. She loved watching Ellye dance and taking her to concerts. Beckett was her “momma’s boy” and she loved doing artwork with him and has saved almost every piece of art he has ever done.

Casey loved being with her Mamaw. She insisted on sitting in Mamaw's living room on her very last outing because she valued this relationship so much.

To her friends, Casey was one of the best friends a person could ask for – she was empathetic, thoughtful, supportive, and always taking care of them. She took the time to send actual cards with handwritten notes. She cherished her girls’ trips with Kelly and Natalie.  The three of them were a “3-legged stool” - if one wobbled the other two would always hold them up except Casey did most of the holding up.  

Fun things people will remember about Casey – she did not speed, ever. She worried about everything for everyone. She took up her mom’s hobby of plants and flowers, and often shared moonflower seeds with her friends. Casey never forgot important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. She was the one who always showed up with the largest bag of medicines, Band-Aids, sunscreen and hand sanitizer. Casey’s purse weighed 1000 lbs., but she knew every single item in that purse and the exact location of the items. She loved rap music, especially Tupac Shakur. She loved the beach. Casey was sentimental and found joy in the smallest things, from wildflowers to pinecones. Her family and friends meant so much to her.

Casey was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2023, 1 year after turning 40. The diagnosis and prognosis were not good, but Casey didn’t waver in her positivity and her confidence in fighting this terrible disease. Her motivation to fight was always Ellye and Beckett. It was so important to her that they knew their mom was a fighter. She was so positive and an inspiration to anyone who came in contact with her during her journey. Many of her friends were motivated to get a mammogram because of her sharing her message.

Her cancer threw her many obstacles, perhaps the largest was when it metastasized to her brain, just two treatments away from finishing her breast cancer treatment. She took notes and paid attention to every detail to make sure her brain wouldn’t fail on her. Her main objective through it all was to get home to her kids.

During her chemo in Little Rock, Casey had many firsts – first debit card, first time to “open” a bottle of champagne, first time to try caviar, first time to do food delivery (which she really loved), first time to experience Whole Foods. During radiation, she lived on her own for the first time, and loved entertaining her daughter, her sister, and multiple friends, along with her cat Sassy in her little Airbnb, the Color Block House. 

Despite her cancer journey growing more complex and difficult, it was her kids, her family and her friends that she was focused on the most. She had a lot of lists and things she wanted to complete – she worked tirelessly on Ellye’s senior graduation, took time to buy all the people who meant something to her a necklace and special blankets, and even got her first tattoo, the word “bananas” on her wrist in her Mamaw’s handwriting.   

Just one month before her passing, Casey poured her heart into planning the perfect trip to Broken Bow for Beckett, sharing it with Ellye and her “ride or die” friends. She was excited to finally swim, something she had been dreaming of throughout her cancer journey. But what took her breath away was looking in the pool and seeing Ellye and Beckett, Kelly and Natalie, Gwendolyn and Lena all together, literally bringing tears to her eyes.

Casey was a devoted mother, a great daughter, the best big sister, a beloved granddaughter, the most caring pharmacist, and a true friend. She wanted people to remember funny stories about her. But what most of her loved ones will remember her for will be her unconditional love for her kids, her kindness to everyone, and her thoughtfulness and empathetic nature. She was so considerate of what others liked and enjoyed, always asking them about it. She was always open to learning new things.

Casey’s journey here on earth may be over, but her impact on those that loved her will last forever. It was her hope that her love and generosity would inspire people to stop and admire the wildflowers or to send a handwritten card to a loved one.  

Visitation will be held Friday, September 19, 2025 from 12:00 noon until services at 2:00 p.m. in Young’s Chapel with Cliff Preston officiating.

Memorials may be made to UCAPS, P. O. Box 204, El Dorado, AR 71730, Teamcorrie Cancer Foundation, 145 Parker Drive, El Dorado, AR 71730 or The ALS Association Arkansas Chapter, 1200 W. Walnut St. Suite 2406-08. Rogers, AR 72756.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome.com.