Obituary of Bobbie Lou Lacock

Mrs. Bobbie Lou Lacock, 83, of Chapel Hill, died October 14, 2015 at High Point Regional Hospital. Born October 5, 1932 in Durham County, she was the daughter of William Dewey Buck and Mattie Christine Cavanaugh Buck. Mrs. Lacock was the wife of Rev. Leonard Lacock, who survives. She was a member of College View Church of God in Raleigh. In additon to her husband, she is survived by her son and daughter in law, Mark and Barbara Lacock of Thomasville; daughter and son in law, Vickie L. and Donnie Pate of Johnson City, TN; grandson, Tony Coulter of Raleigh; step-grandson, Terrence Coy of Greensboro; brother, Dewey Buck, Jr. of Creedmoor; sister and brother in law, Peggy and James Reagan of Greensboro; and several nieces and nephews. The service will be conducted from the graveside at 2 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, October 17, 2015, in Westwood Cemetry in Carrboro. Friends may visit with the family followin the service. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to College View Church of God, 1607 Crest Rd., Raleigh, NC 27606. "Prayer After the Death of My Mother" "My mother is gone. I am so grateful I was at her side as she breathed her last, her agony is complete. She lived a full and complete life and all of us felt relieved, for a moment, when she finally slipped away to be at Your side. But now I am left with the sorrow and grief. My mother is gone. My mother who had been a part of my life for each day of it, is not here. I have such a sadness and it surprises me. In her years of Alzheimer's, it seemed as if she died a little each day. The differences were almost invisible, but real. She responded less, sang less, prayed less. She became unsteady on her feet, then she couldn't walk, then she no longer spoke. Finally, her loving eyes gazed on me with no recognition. Watching that decline was hard over the years and I grieved every time I saw her. I was letting her go with each visit as she slowly moved through the sacred "thin spaces" to be with us a little less each day, as she drew a little closer to You each day. Help me to rejoice with my mother in her new life of the resurrection. This is what her faith taught her and help that belief bring me comfort in my sorrow."