George Dewey Locklear

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Birth: Jun. 7, 1898 North Carolina, USA

Death: Apr. 10, 1976 Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Dewey was the eldest son of Rev. Peppers Mahoney, Sr. and Mary Catherine Hunt Locklear. He married Mary Maynor on Aug. 4, 1917 in Pembroke, NC.

The following was taken from the Apr. 14, 1976 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at New Hope Church for George Dewey Locklear. Officiating were the Rev. Charles Oxendine, the Rev. James H. Woods, and the Rev. Campbell.

Soloist was Roscoe Jones, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Mabel Oxendine.

Burial was in the Sand Cut cemetery.

Pallbearers were Lynwood Locklear, Elton McMillan, Joseph Bullard, Hoover Lloyd, Earl H. Oxendine, and Winford Lowery.

Mrs. Julie Townsend, Mrs. Ray Elk and Mrs. Magdaline Oxendine were in charge of flowers.

Family links:

Parents:

• Peppers Mahoney Locklear (1866 - 1933)
• Mary Catherine Hunt Locklear (1879 - 1950)

Spouse:

*Mary Maynor Locklear (1897 - 1988)

Children:

*Roy Lee Locklear (1919 - 2000)*

• Montford Reece Locklear (1923 - 2004)*
• Sallie Locklear Locklear (1926 - 1993)*
• James H. Locklear (1928 - 2000)*
• Van Benson Locklear (1933 - 2011)*

Inscription:

Precious Lord take my hand

Burial: Sandcutt Cemetery Maxton Robeson County North Carolina, USA

The following was taken from the Apr. 14, 1976 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at New Hope Church for George Dewey Locklear. Officiating were the Rev. Charles Oxendine, the Rev. James H. Woods, and the Rev. Campbell.

Soloist was Roscoe Jones, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Mabel Oxendine.

Burial was in the Sand Cut cemetery.

Pallbearers were Lynwood Locklear, Elton McMillan, Joseph Bullard, Hoover Lloyd, Earl H. Oxendine, and Winford Lowery.

Mrs. Julie Townsend, Mrs. Ray Elk and Mrs. Magdaline Oxendine were in charge of flowers. Inscription:

Precious Lord take my hand

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