Alfonso Lockee

Alfonso Lockee, age 87, of Eaton, OH and formerly of Virginia, passed away Sunday morning, July 29, 2012. Born on a Cherokee Reservation in Pembrook, NC, he was a son of the late Roy & Cora Lockee. Al served with the US Coast Guard during WW II as a cook on board a Coast Guard Cutter. He later worked for 30+ years with the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. For over 30 years he enjoyed playing Santa Claus with his wife, Dawn, as Mrs. Claus. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Centerville, OH. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by son Roy Edward Lockee in 1979: daughter Bertha Anita Lancaster in 2001: 2 sisters and 1 brother. Survived by wife Dawn W. (Campbell) Lockee, whom he married December 29, 1945: daughter & son-in-law Patricia & V. Chris Simons of Eaton: grandchildren Jeffrey Dale (Heidi) Simons, Dawn Rene Simons-Knight; Edwina Lancaster, David Lee Lancaster and Patricia Lancaster: great grandchildren Sydney Rene Knight and Kylie Nicole Simons: sister Myra Lee Bush of GA. A memorial service will be held 2:00 Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Wood Glen Nursing Center - 3800 Summit Dr. - Dayton, OH. Pastor Winston Baldwin presiding. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Assn. Arrangements entrusted to Robert L. Crooks Funeral Center, West Alexandria. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Alfonso Lockee please visit our Sympathy Store.