Rev. Peppers Mahoney Locklear

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Birth: Sep. 5, 1866 Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Death: Apr. 24, 1933 Pembroke Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Rev. Peppers "P. M." Mahoney Locklear, Sr. was the son of William and Mary Ann Lowry Locklear.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM & MARY ANN LOWRY LOCKLEAR:

• Amarette Locklear Strickland Barnes
• James "Mack" Locklear
• Bethany Locklear Hunt
• Israll Locklear
• Hosanna Locklear Chavis
• John Eleby Locklear
• Patterson Locklear
• Amanda Locklear
• Rev. Peppers "P.M." Mahoney Locklear, Sr.
• Mary Ann Locklear Oxendine
• William M. Locklear

He married Mary Catherine Hunt on Jun. 21, 1896 in Robeson county, North Carolina. He was a well respected Methodist minister.

The following was taken from the Apr. 27, 1933 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

Rev. P. M. Locklear, a hightly respected Indian, Methodist preacher and teacher, died Monday at his home about a mile east of Pembroke.

• **NOTE: His paternal grandfather, Isham Locklear, is also buried at Prospect. His maternal grandfather, Allen Lowry, is buried at Plesant Grove United Methodist Church (aka Allen Lowry Family Cemetery) in Rowland, NC.

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Spouse:

• Mary Catherine Hunt Locklear (1879 - 1950)

Children:

• Lydia Locklear Thompson (1896 - 1974)*
• George Dewey Locklear (1898 - 1976)*
• Brison L. Locklear (1900 - 1959)*
• Burrell B. Locklear (1904 - 1966)*
• Sanford Locklear (1911 - 1968)*
• Flowers Locklear Sampson (1912 - 1989)*
• Dessie Ofelia Locklear Locklear (1916 - 1988)*

Inscription:

He is not dead but sleepeth

Burial: Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery Maxton Robeson County North Carolina, USA

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   CHILDREN OF WILLIAM & MARY ANN LOWRY LOCKLEAR:

Amarette Locklear Strickland Barnes James "Mack" Locklear Bethney Locklear Hunt Israll Locklear Hosanna Locklear Chavis John "Eleby" Locklear Patterson Locklear Amanda Locklear REV. PEPPERS MAHONEY LOCKLEAR, SR. Mary Ann Locklear Oxendine William M. Locklear

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He married Mary Catherine Hunt on Jun. 21, 1896 in Robeson County, North Carolina. He was a well respected Methodist minister.

The following was taken from the Apr. 27, 1933 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

A crowd estimated at from 1,500 to 2,000 people crowded in to the Indian normal at Pembroke yesterday afternoon when funeral rites were conducted at 2 o'clock for Rev. P. M. Locklear of Pembroke, one of Robeson county's leading Indian ministers, teacher and farmer.

The funeral service was in charge of Rev. Fuller Lowry, who was assisted by Dr. W. A. Parsons, Methodist minister from Statesville, Revs. Roy Tyner and L. W. Jacobs of Pembroke. High tribute to the character of this Indian leader was paid by the ministers. Dr. Parsons, who preached the funeral spoke beautifully of him as a devout Christian.

Deceased died Monday at 5 p.m. of a heart attack. He was 65 years old. He was a minister of the Methodist faith and had long taken a leading part in the affairs of his people.

Appropriate music for the service was rendered by a quartet composed of Mrs. Marvin Carter, W. M. R. Locklear, Archie Locklear and Carl Maynor. Pallbearers were J. N. Cummings, W. G. Revels, J. A. Lowry, C. A. Sampson, M. L. Lowry, L.W. Jacobs. The grave in Old Prospect cemetery was banked with a lovely array of handsome floral designs. Assisting with these flowers were Misses Lorraine Lowry, Gertrude Woodell, Grace Smith, Shirley Smith, Eva Hatcher, Dorothy Oxendine, Flora M. Oxendine, Mary Sampson.

Rev. Locklear was married in 1896. His widow and 12 children as follows survive: Mrs. Foster Locklear, Dewey, Bryson, Burl, Ralph, Sanford, P. M. Jr., Misses Bertha, Jettie, Flowers, Margaret and Dessie.

• **NOTE: The surviving children in his THE ROBESONIAN obituary should read as Mrs. Foster Thompson instead of Locklear and Zetta instead of Jettie.
  • *NOTE: His paternal grandparents, Isham Locklear and Nancy Jones Locklear, are also buried at Prospect. His maternal grandfather, Allen Lowry, is buried at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church (aka Allen Lowry Family Cemetery) in Rowland, NC. Inscription:

He is not dead but sleepeth

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