Thomas I. ‘Sonny’ Lockette
Thomas I. “Sonny” Lockette, age 78, of Vanderbilt, Pa., passed away in Highlands Hospital, Connellsville, Pa., on Wednesday, May 2,… Thomas I. “Sonny” Lockette, age 78, of Vanderbilt, Pa., passed away in Highlands Hospital, Connellsville, Pa., on Wednesday, May 2, 2007.
Born June 27, 1928, to the late Thomas Lockette and Clara Daggs.
He leaves to mourn his loving wife, Betty Lockette; daughters: Denise Brown and her husband, Kevin and Valerie Carter; his son, Duane and his wife, Sue. He was a loving grandfather to all his grandchildren: Erin, Jodie, Tony, James, Jason and Troi, his; great-grand-children: Christian, Dakari and Madison; and a sister, Ellestine Wright.
Sonny was formerly employed by Columbia Gas for 28 years.
He served in the Korean War for three years and was an active member of the American Legion Post 67, Trotter. He was a member of the trustee board of St. Paul Baptist Church in Vanderbilt, Pa.
He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.
Friends will be received in the MURIEL E. LANTZ FUNERAL HOME, 297 East Main Street, Uniontown, Pa., today, May 4, 2007, from 5 to 9 p.m. where services will be held Saturday 11 a.m. the hour of service with the Rev. Leonard Burton officiating.
Interment will follow at the Dickerson Run Cemetery in Vanderbilt.