Eddie Strickland
MAXTON-Mr. Eddie Strickland
83, died Saturday (Sept. 15) a
Southeastern Regional Medica
Center in Lumberton.
The funeral was held at 3 p.tn
Thursday (Sept. 20) at White Hill
Freewill Baptist Church, the Revs
James Kelvin Locklear and
Charles Eddie Carter officiating.
Burial followed in the Strickland
Family Cemetery.
Mr. Strickland was bom in
Robeson County on April 30,1918
to the late Summer Set and Hays
L. Strickland Sr. He was a retired
custodian with the Scotland
County School System.
Surviving are a goddaughter,
Sandra Dial of Maxton; a brother,
Stanton Strickland of Maxton; and
four sisters, Fannie Strickland of
the home, Ruby Staples of
Laurinburg and Flora Jane
Locklear and Margaret Revels,
both of Maxton.
Arrangements were by Boles
Funeral Home and Crematory be.
of Laurinburg.
Clarissa Jutvann Pruitt
PEMBROKE-Miss Clarissa
Julyann Pruitt, 1, of3575 Prospect
Road, died Tuesday (Sept. 18) at
Southeastern Regional Medical
Center in Lumberton.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Friday (Sept. 21) at Prospect
United Methodist Church, the Rev.
Bill James Locklear and Dr. Joey
Bell officiating. Burial followed
in the Moore Family Cemetery.
Surviving are her parents,
Daniel Pruitt and Melissa MoorePruitt
of the home; a brother,
Daniel Wyatt Pruitt of the home;
her paternal grandmother, Trudy
Tice of Laurel. Del.; her maternal,
grandparents, Jerry Moore and
Linda Moore, both of Maxton; her
maternal great-grandfather,
Charles Moore of Maxton; and her
maternal great-grandparents,
Nathaniel Locklear and Clara
Lockear, both of Maxton.
Arrangments were handled by
Thompson's Funeral Home of
Pembroke.
Carey Locklear
FAYETTEVILLE-Mr. Carey
Locklear, 54, of 5309 Sierra Court,
died Tuesday (Sept. 18) at his
home.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m.
Friday (Sept. 21) at Jernigan-War
ren Funeral .Home Chapel, the
Rev. Tim Gore officiating. Burial
followed in LaFayette Memorial
* Park.
Surviving are his wife, Renate
V. Locklear of Fayetteville; three
daughters, Sieglinde V. Tanner of
Angier, Diana C. Brown of Lubbock,
Texas and Bianca L. Akers
of Fayefteville, a son, Kurt Cloves
of Fayetteville; his father, Willie
B. Locklear of Pembroke, seven
brothers, Theodore Locklear and
Willie B. Locklear Jr., both of
Fairmont, Dorsey Locklear and
Gerald Locklear, both ofCharlotte,
Mitchell Locklear of Maxton and
Arnold Locklear and Chris
Locklear, both of Pembroke; three
sisters, Mary Ethel Bryant of Pembroke,
Melba Laue of Minnesota
and Cynthia L. Hunt of Pembroke;
and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Community Home Care and HosPice.
5301 Morganton Road,
ayetteville, N.C. 28314, or to the
Carey Locklear Memorial Fund.
5309 Sierra Court, Favetteville,
N.C. 28304.
Nettie Clark
LAURINBURG-Mrs. Nettie
Clark. 87, of 517 Poden St.. died
Thursday (Sept. 20) at the Edwin
Morgan Center.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Saturday (Sept. 22) at Good news
Chapel in Laurinburg. Burial followed
in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Clark was born in
Robeson County on July 24, 1914
to the late Jim and Sylvia Clark,
she was a homemaker.
Surviving are two sons, Fred
Clark of Dillon, S.C. and George
Clark of Maxton; seven grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by
Butler Funeral Service in
Laurinburg.
Helen Willis Oxendine
ARAPAHOE-Mrs. Helen Willis
Oxendine, 51, of Arapahoe, died
Tuesday ((Sept. 18) at Pitt
Memeorial Hospital.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Friday (Sept. 21) at Arapahoe Free
Will Baptist Church, the Revs.
Jerry English and Blaney Rowe
officiating. Burial followed in
Paul Cemetery.
Mrs. Oxendine was a school
teacher at Pamlico County Junior
High School for 17 years and was
a member of Arapahoe Free Will
Baptist Church. She attended
Pembroke State University (now
UNC-Pem broke).
The family noted, in a statement,
that "She will be greatly
loved and missed by her loved
ones." ;
Surviving are her husband,
Donald Ray Oxendine of Oriental;
two daughters, Donna
Oxendine Molina and Cathy Lynn
Oxendine of Oriental; a grand
child, Jazmin Alexandra Molina;
her parents, Mr and Mrs. Llovd
Willis of Ba>boro; and rwo brothers,
Norman and Lloyd Willis Jr.
Memorials may be* made to the
Pamlico County Rescue Squad.
Alex "Elec" James Butler
RED SPRINGS-Alex "Elec"
James Butler, 76, ofN. Lake Road,
died Wednesday (Sept. 21) at his
home.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Saturday (Sept. 22) at McDougald
Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev.
Vernon Locklear officiating.
Burial followed in Hillside Memorial
Park.
Mr. Butler was born in Scotland
County on June 17, 1925 to
the late Jim and Corina Watson
Butler. He retired from Red
Springs Wood Yard in 1988.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Annie Jane Butler in
1967, and a longtime companion,
Betty Faye Sullivan, in 1991.
Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law,
Ricky Lynn and Lou
Ellen Butler of St. Pauls; two stepsons
and daughters-in-law, Randy
and Rosemary Sullivan of Red
Springs and Stevie and Tammy
Sullivan of Pembroke; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Mary Ann
and Jamie Oxendine of the home
and Alane and Winford Jones
Locklear of Red Springs; a step
daughter, June Sullivan of South
Carolina; a brother, Jessie James
McPherson of Red Springs; and 16
grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by
McDougald Funeral Home of
Laurinburg.
Becky Rena
Locklear Sosa
ROWLAND-Mrs. Becky Rena
Locklear Sosa, 27, of 559 Henry
Berry Road, died Thursday (Sept.
20) at her home.
The funeral was held at 2:30
p.m. Sunday (Sept. 23) at Elrod
Baptist Church, the Revs. Gwy
Chavis and Waymon Oxendine
officiating. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
She was preceded in death by
her maternal grandparents. Buddy
and Rebecca Locklear and her paternal
grandfather, Barto Locklear.
Mrs. Sosa is survived by her
husband, Rosalio Chalo Sosa of
Rowland; a daughter, Megan
LeAnn Locklear of Rowland; ner
parents, Robert Locklear and Joyce
Locklear, both of Rowland; a sister,
Pamela Chavis of Rowland;
two brothers, Robert w. Locklear
of Pembroke and Kelvin D.
Locklear of Oak Harbor, Wa.; and
her grandmother, Cletus L.
Richardson of Rowland.
Revels Funeral Home of Pembroke
handled arrangements for
the family.
David Brewer
SHANNON-Mr. David Brewer,
70, of 574 Wagon Wheel Road,
died Thursday (Sept. 20) at Cape
Fear'Valley Medical Center in
Fayetteville.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m.
Sunday (Sept. 23) at Zion Hill
Baptist Church where Mr. Brewer
served for more than 20 years as a
deacon. The Revs. Anthony
Oxendine, Douglas Locklear and
Jimmy Locklear officiated at the
service. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife,
Deliner Brewer of Shannon; a son.
Gary W. Brewer of Shannon; four
daughters, Regina Brewer, Patricia
B. Parnell and Anshauna Brewer,
all of Shannon , and Diane Collins
of Siler city; a brother, the Rev.
Steve Brewer of Hope Mills; a sister
Dovielee Locklear of Hope
Mills; four stepsisters, all of
Maxton; eight grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Handling arrangements were
Crumpler Funeral Home & Cremation
Service of Red Springs.
Steven Chavis
FAIRMONT-Mr. Steven Chavis,
40, of 9649 N.C. 130 Bypass, died
Sunday (Sept. 23) in Southeastern
Regional Medical Center in
Lumberton.
The funeral was held at 4 p.m.
Wednesday (Sept. 26) in Fairpoint
Freewill Baptist Church, the Revs.
Tracy Locklear and Bobby Burns
officiating. Burial followed in
New Bethel Church Cemetery near
Rowland.
Mr. Chavis is survived by his
wife, Amy G. Chavis of the home;
Tour sons, Steven A. Chavis of the
home and James S. Chavis,
Michael K. Chavis and Joseph W.
Chavis, all of of Fairmont; two
daughters, Stephanie M. Chavis
and Shenell A. Graham, both of
the home; his mother, Isadore L.
Chavis of Fairmont; four brothers,
Glenn Chavis, Samuel Chavis,
Allen Chavis and James Chavis,
all of Fairmont; two sisters,
Connie Hunt and Delois Chavis,
both of Fairmont; and his paternal
grandfather, the Rev. Johnie
Chavis of Rowland.
Arrangements by Floyd Funeral
Services in Fairmont.
Callie J. Locklear
PEMBROKE-Ms. Callie J.
Locklear, 87, died Saturday (Sept.
22) in Southeastern Regional
Medical Center in Lumberton.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday (Sept. 25) in New Hope
Church, the Revs. Simmie Barton
and Bobby E. Locklear officiating.
Burial followed in Harpers Ferry
Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements
were handled by
Locklear & Son Funeral Home of
Pembroke. '
Ms. Locklear is survived bv a
son, Jerry Locklear of Jupiter. Fla.;
a daughter. Helen Locklear of
Pembroke; a brother, John W.
Jacobs Jr. of Pembroke; four sisters,
Parree Patrick of Wilmington,
Carlee Jones and Phbda J. Godwin
.both of Pembroke, and Mary J.
Bell of Clinton; a grandson; and
two great-grandchildren.
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