*FUNERAL* THOMAS FRANK LOCKLEAR* 11-21-09
Obituaries
Wallis - Wilbanks Funeral Home Inc.
121 WestVillanow Street
LaFayette, Georgia 30728
Phone 706-638-2222
Thomas Frank Locklear, Jr., age 79, of New Smyrna Beach
FUNERAL:Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.VISITATION: Saturday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at 2:00 P.M. at the church.INTERMENT: Pleasant Hill Cemetery.obituary
Thomas Frank Locklear, Jr., age 79, of New Smyrna Beach, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at home surrounded by his wife and six daughters. Born in Rome, Georgia, to Thomas F. Locklear, Sr. and Beatrice Eakiens Locklear, Mr. Locklear came to this area in 1964 from North Little Rock, Arkansas.
He was a 1948 graduate of Rome Boy’s High School and then received an Associate of Business Degree from the University of Georgia. Frank served in the United States Marine Corps and was a veteran of the Korean War. Upon his return, he married Doris "Dot" Elliot of High Point, North Carolina, his wife of 56 years.
A quality control engineer for 44 years in the aerospace industry, working with the United States Government, NASA, and E. G. & G., Frank served as a scoutmaster of the Boy Scout troop sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of New Smyrna Beach, coached Little League baseball, and enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his wife, Doris "Dot"; six daughters, Terrye (Randy) Hensley of Gainesville, Trudy Johnson of Lake Mary, Tina (Bob) Beecraft of St. Augustine, Tricia (Robert) Miller of Edgewater, Tammy (John) Giaimo of Longwood, and Tonia (Greg) Marin of Medway, Massachusetts; 15 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at Settle-Wilder’s New Smyrna Beach Chapel. Funeral services and interment will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, Summerville, Georgia, under the direction of Wallis - Wilbanks Funeral Home.