Georgia:  Decatur County:  Obituary of R. S. Mock Sr., 7 July 1951

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The following Obituary appeared in the Post Searchlight, Bainbridge, GA

Funeral Services for R. S. Mock, Sr.  1951

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at four o'clock at the Mock 
Cemetery for Mr. Solomon Mock, Sr. who died Saturday July 7, [1951] after an 
illness of several weeks.

Mr. Mock was born in Decatur County eighty two years ago and spent his 
entire life in this community where he was  engaged in farming for many 
years.  For over fifty years he was a steward in the Methodist Church and 
for the same length of time was a Master Mason.

He is survived by three sons and one daughter;  Ted Mock,  R. S. Mock, Jr. 
and Miss Annie Mock, all of Route 3, Bainbridge and Claude Mock of Columbus, 
Georgia.

Graveside services were conducted by the Reverend C. H. Fort, with the 
Masonic committal service by the members of Orion Lodge No. 8.

Active pallbearers were E. M. Rich, Rufus Drinkwater,  Austin Phillips,  E. 
R. Young, A. E. White and Cecil Mills.  Honorary pallbearers were members of 
Orion Lodge No. 8.  Ivey Funeral Home was in charge.