Mr. Locklear's death was due to an injury which he received in an automobile accident on the night of 20 October 1929 about 7 miles north of Lumberton on the Fayetteville road.
After the wreck he spent a few weeks at Baker's sanatorium and then came home, apparently on the road to a speedy recovery.
About a week before Christmas he suffered a relapse and Dr. Beam operated on his head, but it was found that he had a fractued skull and could not live.
He died Monday, 23 Dec 1929 about 9 p.m., at the Thompson Memorial hospital, where he had been a patient for a few days.