Support Jack Murdock's Final Journey

Hi. My name is Shelby. I am fundraising for the Murdock Family to help them raise the needed funds to have a proper burial for their patriarch, Jack. Below is the information from the funeral home so that you may read the details but what I want to tell you are the things not listed....

I met Jack when I was thirty years old. I had just had my first child and I met his daughter, Karen at that time. She and I became fast friends and are now inseparable from over sixteen years of fierce friendship. Within a few weeks of meeting Karen, she invited me to her home where I met her lovely parents, Jack and Barbara. At that time, they had no grandchildren of their own but they took to my son as if he were biologically theirs. They showered him with love and affection, with birthday gifts and Christmas gifts and all of the love that a family could give. Throughout the years, I welcomed a second child whom Jack and Barbara took to love as on of their own as well. Then approximately six years later, the Lord blessed the Murdock family with twin grandchildren of their own. The matter of biology never mattered to Jack and Barbara. They just now had four "grandchildren" and loved them all equally and whole-heartedly.

Barbara fell ill and passed away from cancer in 2019 and their 51-year love story ended on this earth but it never swayed Jack's love and devotion to his dearest Barbara. He continued to live and love and be a grandfather, a father and a wonderful friend and Christian despite the hole in his heart from missing his one true love. Over the past several years, Jack was plagued by various health issues which ultimately culminated in his passing on April 25, 2024. Unfortunately, the family had exhausted all finances when battling Barbara's cancer and there is simply no money left for burial expenses for Jack. Any donations made will be directly given to the funeral home to help offset the costs of the funeral. Jack and Barbara's two children are shouldering the financial burden as much as they possibly can but after years of long-term hospital care and at-home care, they are financially strapped as well.

In closing, I ask if you can donate, please do. If not, then please pray for the family. They are heartbroken at their loss and trying to find firm footing at this difficult time. Thank you.

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Obituary for Jack Milton Murdock

Jack Milton Murdock, 79, was united with the love of his life, Barbara, on April 25, 2024,

at home with his family.

He was born April 10, 1945, to the late John Coit Murdock and Velma Hartsoe Murdock.

Jack was a man of God and loved his family with everything that he had. He met Barbara while he worked as a Charlotte Police Officer in 1967. She worked as a teller at First National Bank in Mooresville. He would make it a point to see Barbara every week when he cashed his paycheck. They fell in love almost immediately.

Jack went on to be a Deputy in the Iredell County Sheriff's Department, handpicked by Sheriff Leroy Reavis, until 1974. After that he worked at Burlington Mills as an electrician. In 1977, he decided to open his own electrical business. He retired in 2013 to spend more time with Barbara. Jack was also an avid Mooresville Blue Devil Football fan. He and Barbara went to almost every game when they were able.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his beloved wife of almost 51 years, Barbara Millsaps Murdock; siblings, Betty Jean Murdock, Larry Allen Murdock (Gayle), Katherine M. Brawley (Zeb), and Rachel M. Martin (Frank).

Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Karen Murdock and Kristen Carter (Jesse);

sister, Carol M. Sanders; sister-in-law, Gayle Murdock; grandchildren, Jesse Carter, Jr. and Kate Carter and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation for family and friends will be on Saturday, April 27, from 6-8 PM, at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home. Services will be on Sunday, April 28, at 3:00 PM, at Triplett Church, with Rev. Jim King officiating. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory, Mooresville, is serving the Murdock family.