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     Joseph Wofford Locke Jr. married Debra Lee Robertson, daughter of William Wallace Robertson and Nancy Lee Hill, on 19 December 1981 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

     Debra Lee Robertson married Joseph Wofford Locke Jr., son of Joseph Wofford Locke and Annie Rebecca (Betty) Strider, on 19 December 1981 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

     Jordan Lee Locke married Jonathan Robert Shurburtt, son of Gregory Dean Shurburtt and Andrea Pettit, on 27 April 2013 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.¹

     Daniel Joseph Locke married Meredith Lynn Davis, daughter of Gary Wayne Davis and Vickie Lynn Cooney, on 2 November 2013 at Atlanta, Georgia.

     Joseph Wofford Locke was Born into a Presbyterian home. He was born on 4 September 1927 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. He was educated in May 1945 at Spartanburg, SC. He began military service in June 1945 SK3/c Navy, WWII. He was initially an Apprentice Seaman. Then Seaman 1st Class. They left Seattle, Washington in convoy to Okinawa, headed for the invasion of Japan. The bombs: Aug 6, on Hiroshima and Aug 9, on Nagasaki. Aug 15, end of war. Sept 1945 they went to Korea and carried two Marine Divisions from Okinawa to Korea. They traveled from Korea to the Philippines. Then to China and made two trips from Hong Kong to Northern China - hauling Chang Ki Scheck Nationalist Troops to Northern China. Back to the Philippines and return to US with Load of Troops going home. In 1946, participated in Operation Crossroads in Bikini: ABLE test A 7/1/46; then BAKER test B 7/25/46 while in the navy in September 1945.¹ He ended military service in December 1946. He was (an unknown value.) He married Annie Rebecca (Betty) Strider, daughter of Lovick Pierce Strider and Alice Marguerite Kluttz, on 19 February 1950 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Wofford Locke was Tax Accountant in June 1950. He was educated in June 1951 at Spartanburg. He died on 4 May 2011 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 83; Wofford had fallen on the front porch and broken his arm. While in the hospital they noticed he was very anemic and ran some tests. They identified that he had another slow bleed in the brain that was causing him to have trouble balancing. While going through rehab at the nursing home the second week after the fall, he became very sick. He was transfered back to the hospital with pneumonia and other complications. His kidneys started to fail and he died at 2:05 am on May 4th.

     Annie Rebecca (Betty) Strider was born on 24 November 1926 at Asheville, North Carolina, USA. She was (an unknown value.) She was educated in June 1944; Spartanburg HS. She was Alexander's Music House, Homemaker in July 1944. She married Joseph Wofford Locke, son of Joseph Greene Locke and Leila Merle Wofford, on 19 February 1950 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Annie Rebecca (Betty) Strider was Diagnosed with AML - Accute Myelodysplasia: bone marrow faulty production of cells in December 2001. She died on 19 January 2002 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 75; Gibbs Cancer Center - AML(Acute Myeloid Leukemia.) She was Obituary on 21 January 2002; TO: HERALD JOURNAL FROM: J.F. FLOYD MORTUARY
CLASS DEPT - 594-6349 *****************************
HEADING: BETTY S. LOCKE
DATELINE: SPARTANBURG

Betty S. Locke, loving wife of J. Wofford Locke, died on Saturday, January 19, 2002 at Spartanburg Regional: Gibbs Cancer Center. She was 75 years old. Born in Asheville, NC, and moved to Spartanburg in 1940, she was the daughter of the late Lovick Pierce and Alice Marguerite Kluttz Strider. She and Wofford were married in 1950 and enjoyed fifty-two years together.

She was a dedicated member of Bethel United Methodist Church for sixty-one years. During this time she served in many different roles, including Children's Choir Director, a member of the Sanctuary Choir, and handbells. She was an active member of the H. F. Chreitzberg Sunday School Class and served as a member of the United Methodist Women, including past president. She enjoyed being a member of the Music Club of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Symphony Chorus, Poinsettia Garden Club, and the Homemakers Club.

She is survived by her husband; her two children, a daughter and son-in-law, Alice L. and Tom DeLamar of Conway, SC, and son and daughter-in-law, Joseph W. "Joe" and Debbie Locke of Spartanburg. She has four grandchildren, Benjamin and Chrissie DeLamar, and Jordan and Daniel Locke; and two great-grandchildren, Mykayla and Brentley DeLamar. She is also survived by her brother, Charles Strider and his wife Donna of Boise, ID and sister, Margaret Forehand and her husband, Gordon of Madisonville, TN.

Visitation will be from 7-9 pm, Tuesday, January 22, 2002, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm, Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at Bethel United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Lawrence Hays, Sr., and the Rev. Daniel Morrison. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church to either the Sanctuary Choir or the Youth Mission Fund, 245 S. Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306.

The family is at the home of her son, Joe Locke, 782 Glenridge Road, Spartanburg, SC.

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Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel.


She was buried on 23 January 2002 at spartanburg, South Carolina; Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

     Alice Elizabeth Locke married Jacob Thomas DeLamar Jr., son of Jacob Thomas DeLamar and Clara Lee Hitch, on 2 June 1973 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Joseph Greene Locke began military service on 10 May 1917 at Charlotte, NC, Enlisted, A.E.F. 2nd Division, WWI, 12th Field Artillery, Silver Star Recipient: Cited for Bravery
Enlisted Oct. 5, 1917 at Charlotte, NC
Served with A.E.F. 2nd Div., 12th Field Artillery
Discharged August 14, 1919 Camp Lee, Va.

Battles:
03-12-1918 to 05-14-1918     Verdun Sector *
05-31-1918 to 07-9-1918     Chateau-Thierry
07-18-1918 to 07-21-1918     Soissons Front in Battle of Marne Counter Offensive
08-9-1918 to 08-20-1918     Marbache Sector
09-9-1918 to 09-16-1918     St. Mihiel
(In battle of St. Mihiel Salient Offensive9/12- 9/13)
09-30-1918 to 10-9-1918     Blanc Mont Campagne Offensive (“Lost Battalion” 77^th division?)
10-30-1918 to 11-11-1918     Meuse Argonne Offensive.¹ He was Electrician, Mortician, Shoe Cobbler.² He was born on 28 September 1894 at Chester, South Carolina, USA. He ended military service on 14 August 1919 at Camp Lee, Va; Discharged.³ He married Leila Merle Wofford, daughter of James Bankston McGruder Wofford and Sarah Ellen Woodward, on 26 April 1925 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Joseph Greene Locke witnessed Ordained a deacon in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg. circa 1934.⁴ He died on 23 September 1969 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 74.
Event picture example$$ He was buried on 26 September 1969 at Pauline, South Carolina, USA; Friendship Baptist Church.

     Leila Merle Wofford was born on 13 December 1901 at South Carolina, USA. She married Joseph Greene Locke, son of Henry Jefferson Locke and Margaret Annie Simpson, on 26 April 1925 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Leila Merle Wofford was buried in October 1952 at Friendship Baptist Church, Pauline SC. She died on 17 October 1952 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 50.

     Her married name was McBride. Vivian Merle Locke was also known as Vivan Merle Locke. She was born on 2 April 1926 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. She married Milton Smith McBride Jr., son of Milton Smith McBride Sr. and Carolyn Wilson, on 12 April 1945. Vivian Merle Locke was Moved to White Oak with Parkinson's on 18 August 2000. She died on 29 September 2004 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 78.

     Dewey Francis Locke was Buried in Arlington Cemetery, Atlanta, GA.
He was born on 10 November 1929 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. He married Peggy Jewell Pierson on 11 November 1961 at Atlanta, Georgia. Dewey Francis Locke died on 21 January 1974 at Atlanta, Georgia, at age 44.

     Her married name was Cudd. Sarah Anne Locke was born on 1 April 1932. She was born on 1 April 1932 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. She married Dock Berryman Cudd on 23 November 1955 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Sarah Anne Locke died on 15 January 2018 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 85; SPARTANBURG, SC-- Sarah Anne Locke Cudd, 85, of Spartanburg, went home to be with her Lord Monday, January 15, 2018. A native of Spartanburg, she was the wife of the late Dock B. Cudd and the daughter of the late Joseph Greene and Merle Wofford Locke. She was a graduate of Converse College and a former school teacher. Mrs. Cudd was a member of Skylyn Drive Presbyterian Church, formerly Spartanburg Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by two sons, David Cudd of Surfside Beach, SC and Leslie Cudd of Spartanburg. and one sister, Cherry Murph of Cowpens. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Cudd was preceded in death by two brothers, Wofford Locke and Dewey Locke, and one sister, Vivian McBride.
The family will receive friends Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Eggers Funeral Home of Chesnee from 1:00 until 2:00 PM. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 PM in the Chapel with the Rev. Kris Showen officiating. Interment will be in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Skylyn Drive Presbyterian Church, 1801 Skylyn Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307 or Hospice Care of South Carolina, 110 Dillon Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307.
The family will be at the home.

     Sandra Cherry Locke married Michael Murph on 7 March 1964 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Milton Smith McBride Jr. was born on 30 December 1924. He married Vivian Merle Locke, daughter of Joseph Greene Locke and Leila Merle Wofford, on 12 April 1945. Milton Smith McBride Jr. died on 29 October 2007 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 82.

     Cathy Merle McBride married David Evans Robinson, son of Wallace Alexander Robinson and Drucie Evans, on 19 December 1970 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Linda Susan McBride married Charles Iness Small on 6 March 1982. Linda Susan McBride and an unknown person were divorced in 1989.

     Mary Anne McBride married Russell Steven Jones on 12 August 1978 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Beth Locke McBride was born on 21 July 1962 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. She married Samual Harleston Maw III on 11 May 1985 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Beth Locke McBride died on 30 October 2019 at Spartanburg, SC, at age 57.¹

     Peggy Jewell Pierson married Eugene Alford. Peggy Jewell Pierson married Dewey Francis Locke, son of Joseph Greene Locke and Leila Merle Wofford, on 11 November 1961 at Atlanta, Georgia.

     Lizabeth Pierson (Betsy) Locke married James Thomas Williams Jr. on 5 October 1991 at Trinity Presb., Georgia.

     Anna Catherine Locke married (?) Thielemann.

     Jefferson Patrick Locke married Wendy Wofford on 15 June 1996.

     Dock Berryman Cudd was born on 30 April 1931. He married Sarah Anne Locke, daughter of Joseph Greene Locke and Leila Merle Wofford, on 23 November 1955 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dock Berryman Cudd died on 10 September 1984 at Columbia, South Carolina, at age 53. He was buried on 12 September 1984 at Spartanburg, South Carolina; Sandy Springs Baptist Church.

     Michael Murph married Sandra Cherry Locke, daughter of Joseph Greene Locke and Leila Merle Wofford, on 7 March 1964 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Jennifer Murph married Wade David Parris III on 12 December 1987 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Susan Murph married Olin D. Mintz on 16 April 1994 at Spartanburg ARP.

     Jacob Thomas DeLamar Jr. was born on 3 November 1950 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. He married Alice Elizabeth Locke, daughter of Joseph Wofford Locke and Annie Rebecca (Betty) Strider, on 2 June 1973 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Jacob Thomas DeLamar Jr. died on 5 December 2003 at Conway, SC, USA, at age 53.¹ He was buried on 8 December 2003 at Spartanburg, SC, USA.¹

     Benjamin Thomas DeLamar married Robyn Swoyer on 16 November 1997 at Conway.