Alvin E. Lock

ALVIN E. LOCK, 89, of Maumelle went to be with the Lord Sept. 7, 2018. He was born March 2, 1929 on the Lock Family Farm east of Conway on Rural Route 4 to Ernest and Mary Catherine Bruich Lock. Alvin graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in 1948. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church from the time he was born until marrying the love of his life on Nov. 19, 1955 at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Alvin and Betty Jo made Our Lady of Good Counsel their home church for the past 63 years. Alvin served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the 31st Regimental Combat Team and was discharged in 1952 at Fort Bragg, N. C. He retired from Union Pacific Railroad after working 35 years as a machinist. Alvin loved to volunteer and help others. Alvin was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; James and Clarence Lock. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Rechtin Lock; son, Larry Lock (Kerrie); granddaughter, Hannah Camille (Lock) Huckaby; three great-grandchildren, Corbin Pierce Lock, Neelie Ray Huckaby, Harper Lee Huckaby; sister, Mary Weber; three brothers, Ernest Lock Jr., Donald Lock, Dennis Lock; and a host of loving family and friends. Visitation and Rosary will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel, 1321 South Van Buren, Little Rock, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. with Father Warren Harvey officiating. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials in Alvin's name to Msgr. James O'Connell Seminarian Endowment Fund, % Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, P.O. Box 7565, Little Rock, Ark. 72217; Subiaco Academy, 405 North Subiaco Ave., Subiaco, Ark. 72865; or Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 2222, Little Rock, Ark. 72203. Please share your memories of Alvin at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.