Shelia Hales

In loving memory of Shelia Hales of Shannon, North Carolina, who departed this world on March 6, 2026 at the age of 68. Shelia leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Quissie Locklear and Lizzie Bell Clark Locklear; her husbands, Earl Stone Locklear and Gerald Hales; her children, Lizzie Ann Locklear and Joshua Allen Locklear; and her siblings, Rev. Marlin Clark, Eddie Locklear "Pee Wee" Lawrence Strickland, Carolyn Brewer, Joyce Brooks and Quissie Jr. Locklear.

She is survived by: her children, Alecia Locklear (Preston), Jimmy Earl Locklear, Jackie Dean Locklear (Nicole), Bobby Dean Locklear and Donald Ray Locklear (Erica); and her siblings, Crawford Locklear (Angela), Gene Locklear, Larry Locklear (Marilyn), Sylvia Cummings, Evelyn Hicks, Sarah Ann Locklear, Mary Ann Locklear, Goldie Chavis and Marnice Swoops. She is also survived by nephew, nieces, relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 11th 2026 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Saint Pauls Funeral Home (565 W McLean St, St Pauls, NC 28384). A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 12th 2026 at 2:00 PM at the Saint Paul's Holiness Church (10341 Barker Ten Mile Rd, St Pauls, NC 28384).