Shelia Locklear Hales

Shelia Locklear Hales of Shannon was born to Quessie Locklear and Lizzie Bell Clark Locklear on April 13, 1957, in Robeson County. She passed away on March 6, 2026, at Lowery Cape Fear Life Care in Whiteville, at the age of 68.

In addition to her parents, Shelia was preceded in death by her husbands, Earl Stone Locklear and Gerald Hales; two children, Lizzie Ann Locklear and Joshua Allen Locklear; and six siblings, Rev. Murland Clark, Eddie Locklear, Pee Wee Lawrence Strickland Locklear, Tonto, Carolyn Brewer, Joyce Brooks, and Quessie Jr. Locklear. She found great joy in life through sewing, gardening, cleaning, and cooking.

She is survived by her daughter, Alecia Locklear (Preston); four sons, Jimmy Earl Locklear, Jackie Dean Locklear (Nicole), Bobby Dean Locklear, and Donald Ray Locklear (Erica); three brothers, Crawford Locklear (Angela), Gene Locklear, and Larry Locklear (Marilyn); six sisters, Sylvia Cummings, Evelyn Hicks, Sarah Ann Locklear, Mary Ann Locklear, Goldie Chavis, and Marnice Swoops; 12 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind many cherished nephews, nieces, relatives, and friends who will carry her memory with love.