Michael Lynn Stocks, 56, of St. Clair Shores, Mich., entered into eternal life on Jan. 19, 2013. Michael was born on April 9, 1956, in Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif. He will be interred in the U.S. National Cemetery in Flint, Mich.

Michael was preceded in death by his wife, Tina Garner-Stocks; father, Leo Stocks; and grandparents, Grady and Bertha Stocks, Gurtis A. Parker, Robert and Mildred Parker Harding.

He is survived by his four children, Jon Matthew Stock of Elida, Ohio, Susan Debra (Reed) Searcy of Columbus, Ohio, Eric Benjamin Stocks of Las Vegas, Nev. and Karen Elaine Anderson of Lima, Ohio; mother, Sue Stocks of Jasper; sister, Debbie (Rickey) Daniel of Jasper; two granddaughters, Haley and Hannah Anderson of Lima, Ohio; and two nieces, Taylor and Alison Daniel of Jasper.

Detroit Wilbert Cremation Service, St. Clair Shores, Mich.