Lawrence Lee Mock, Sr.

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 December 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 November 26, 1953, he married Nancy Jane Nelson, and they were committed to each other for almost 70 years before her passing on August 31, 2023. Surviving are their three children: Lawrence Lee Mock, Jr. “Larry” (Ida), Alan Gray Mock (Helen), and Michael Craig Mock (Rhonda). Lee had six grandchildren: Kasey Stevens (Jamie), Bryant Mock (Marie), Morgan Mock, Stefan Mock, Lauren Brown (Matthew), and Michael Mock. Also surviving are six great-grandchildren: Kaylor Mock, Elaina Mock, Lillie Stevens, Lincoln Lester, Layton Brown and Lawson Brown. Lee has two surviving sisters, Edythe Rummage and Emily Eaton, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers, Charles Mock, Jethro Mock, Frank Mock, Nelson Mock, John Mock, Roger Mock, Ezra Mock, and three sisters, Mary Robertson, Katherine Softly, and Rachel Cook. The service will be held at Mocks Church in Advance on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 11:00 AM, 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 the Mocks Church Building Fund, PO BOX 2122, Advance, NC 27006. Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel of Advance will be handling the arrangements for the family.