Lawrence Lee Mock Sr.

Published 10:32 am Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Lawrence Lee Mock Sr., 94, of Advance, went to his heavenly home on March 17, 2025, after a short period of declining health.
He was born to George Washington Mock and Eliza Essex Mock in Davie County on Dec. 28, 1930. He was a lifetime member of Mocks Church in Advance. Mr. Mock was a veteran serving in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was an avid quail hunter. Mr. Mock was a Western Electric/ AT&T retiree with 35 ½ years of service. During his retirement, he was a gentleman farmer. A good day for him would be fixing fences or feeding the cows while driving the tractor. He loved the farm, and all the things associated with it. Family, friends, and the entire Advance Community knew him well. He raised a garden yearly, sharing many vegetables with his friends and neighbors. During his later retirement years, he enjoyed his friends every morning at the Bixby General Store in Advance. He called it going to school because he had learned so much.
On Nov. 26, 1953, he married Nancy Jane Nelson, and they were committed to each other for almost 70 years before her passing on Aug. 31, 2023.
Surviving are their 3 children: Lawrence Lee Mock Jr. “Larry” (Ida), Alan Gray Mock (Helen), and Michael Craig Mock (Rhonda). Lee had 6 grandchildren: Kasey Stevens (Jamie), Bryant Mock (Marie), Morgan Mock, Stefan Mock, Lauren Brown (Matthew), and Michael Mock. Also surviving are: 6 great-grandchildren, Kaylor Mock, Elaina Mock, Lillie Stevens, Lincoln Lester, Layton Brown and Lawson Brown; 2 sisters, Edythe Rummage and Emily Eaton; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; 7 brothers, Charles Mock, Jethro Mock, Frank Mock, Nelson Mock, John Mock, Roger Mock, Ezra Mock; and 3 sisters, Mary Robertson, Katherine Softly, and Rachel Cook.
The service will be held at Mocks Church in Advance on Wednesday, March 19 at 11 a.m. with the burial following in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends after the burial in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to: Mocks Church Building Fund, 523 Beauchamp Rd. Advance, NC 27006.
Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel of Advance will be handling the arrangements for the family.