Robeson County NcArchives Obituaries.....Locklear, Preston 1916
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The Robesonian Mon 1/14/1916
DEATH OF PRESTON LOCKLEAR
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One of the Leaders Among Indians of Robeson Died Friday – Funeral Yesterday Was 
Attended by Large Crowd.
 
Reported for The Robesonian.
 
   Preston Locklear, one of the leaders among the Indians of Robeson, died Friday 
afternoon at 6 o’clock at his home in Smith’s township, near Wakullah.  The 
funeral took place yesterday at 11 o’clock.  It was conducted from the home and 
interment was made in the family burying grounds, near the residence.  The 
services were conducted by Rev. O. R. Sampson, assisted by Rev. Z. B. Brooks and 
Rev. Gilbert Locklear.  The occasion was a most impressive one and was witnessed 
by several hundred people, among them being a large number of white folks, which 
evidenced the respect entertained for deceased.  Preston was a good Indian and he 
bore this reputation by all who knew him.
   Deceased is survived by his wife, ten sons and two daughters.  The sons are 
Plyler, Utley, G. W., Patrick, Harley, Daniel, Preston, Jr., Harrington, Gaston 
and Leak; all of whom reside in the county.  The daughters are Mrs. John Bullard 
and Mrs. R. H. Lowrey, both living near Pembroke.  Wade Locklear, another son, 
died about two years ago and still another son died in infancy making in all a 
family of twelve sons and two daughters.
   The pallbearers were A. S. Locklear, W. D. Oxendine, Wellington Wilkins, E. M. 
Dial, E. B. Locklear, M. C. Chavis, J. J. Chavis and W. R. Locklear.  The 
pallbearers were all members of the Confederate Order of Red Men, of which order 
deceased was an honory member, and they all wore costumes of the order.
  Deceased had been in poor health for the past year and his death was not 
unexpected.
   Preston Locklear was born March 16, 1839, and was therefore 77 years old.  He 
was born in the county and had lived here all his life.  He was deeply interested 
in education and always took an active part in anything that pertained to the 
advancement and uplift of his race.  It was Preston Locklear that made the first 
move for separate schools for the Indian and negro races in Robeson county.  Just 
after the Civil War, while serving as trustee of a local school for Indians and 
negroes, in Smith township, he went before the township school committee, which 
was composed of John Walker, Angus Leach, Wm. Stewart and Matthew Locklear, and 
succeeded in getting the races separated in his township, and later he aided Mr. 
Hamilton McMillan, while in the Legislature, to get separate schools for his race 
throughout the county.  He served as one of the first trustees of the Indian 
Normal at Pembroke, being appointed by the Legislature.  Preston had the 
distinction of being the father of the only practicing Indian physician in the 
county, Dr. G. W. Locklear of Pembroke.
   Among those from Lumberton who attended the funeral were Senator Geo. B. 
McLeod, Messrs. C. M. Fuller, H. H. Anderson, C. M. Barker and W. K. Bethune.


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