Edward E. Brock Sr.

FAYETTEVILLE - Edward Earl Brock Sr., 82, passed this mortal life peacefully in his home on Thursday, May 16, 2013, after an 18-year battle with cancer. Born July 14, 1930 in Mount Olive, Earl Brock was the son of William Carson and Effie Wise Brock of Grantham. At the age of 19, Earl served a mission for the LDS church in the central Atlantic states. His mission molded him into a service-oriented Christian of the highest caliber. Besides being a missionary as a young man, Earl also served in the U.S. Army for our freedoms in the Korean War. Afterwards, he attended Brigham Young University and majored in biochemistry. He later attended N.C. State University's graduate program in animal husbandry. Earl married Joan Elizabeth Lockhart on Oct. 17, 1959 in Goldsboro and was sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake City Temple on June 9, 1960. Together they raised six children. Earl considered his role as a father and husband to be the most important and rewarding endeavor of his life. In the summer of 1960, he took a summer job in Raleigh to sell kitchen cabinets for Marsh Furniture Co. He later founded Marsh Kitchens of Fayetteville, which is now Brock Cabinets. Through his efforts, Brock Cabinets is now a thriving business serving four cities in North and South Carolina. Earl was an exceptional human being. All who knew him have been inspired by his grace, his kindness and his boundless generosity. Earl was the type of person who lived life to its fullest - enjoying work, loving his family and friends, serving his Church and community and giving himself to those in need. He loved the Lord and was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Earl's wish would be that all who read this would know the savior of the world, Jesus Christ, lives. Earl Brock is survived by his wife, Joan Elizabeth Lockhart Brock; two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna Kaye and Ricky D. John and Jane Elizabeth and Jerry S. Draper; four sons and daughters-in-law, Edward Earl Brock Jr. and Marnell Dustin, Nephi William Brock and Wendy Wilson, Ammon Ray Brock and Jamie Bingham and Aaron Helaman Brock and Caroline Crockett; his sister Betty Faye and brother-in-law, David E. Dale; 30 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11 a.m. in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3200 Scotty Hill Road in Fayetteville. Burial will follow services at Lafayette Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. this Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Rogers & Breece Funeral Home in Fayetteville. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate your donations to be made to LDS Charities, Humanitarian Services and/or Perpetual Education Fund, ldsphilanthropies.org. Services entrusted to Rogers and Breece Funeral Home of Fayetteville.