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2023
Arnold Locklear Obituary
ARNOLD RAYE LOCKLEAR
LUMBERTON — Arnold Raye Locklear, 59, passed away last Tuesday.
Raye was born on May 12, 1963, to Eberts and Emae B. Locklear of Pembroke.
After graduating from Pembroke Senior High School in 1981, he joined the U.S. Navy enabling him to travel the world. His favorite places were San Diego, London, Maine and the Bahamas. After the Navy, he worked in many industries, including DuPont, The Robesonian, and Walmart until his retirement.
In 1992, Raye married Laurie Oxendine and together they built a happy, love- and cat-filled home in Lumberton. He loved music and sang in various bands during his youth. He enjoyed keeping a great yard, attending concerts, going to the beach, reading Marvel comic books, wearing colorful sneakers, watching NFL football and cheering on NC State athletics.
He is predeceased by his parents and several aunts and uncles. Left to remember him with love and joy are his wife, Laurie; his sisters, Alice Faye Locklear and Sheila Kaye Harris; a brother, Virgil Oxendine (Robert Canida); his in-laws, Herman L. and Loretta O. Oxendine; and innumerable aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Heart Association or any animal rescue organization.
Services are to be announced at a later date.
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