Pearl Lockhart

Pearl Lockhart, 84, of Belpre, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2010, at 4:17 pm at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

He was born on October 12, 1925, in Wirt County, WV to Luella Virginia Romine Lockhart.  He had worked at B. F. Goodrich in scheduling, was a veteran of the US Army serving during WWII, enjoyed Bantam League and Girls Softball and had worked for Easter Seals.  He was a member of the Second Congregational Church and VFW and American Legion.

He is survived by 2 sons and 5 daughters:  Jack G. Lockhart of Washington Court House, Rodney J. Lockhart of Caldwell, Virginia L. Lockhart and Kathryn L. Munoz both of Marietta, Nancy L. Young of Alberton, MT, Evelyn M. Seevers of Hawthorne, FL, Jamie Hess of Marietta  former wife Effie L. Blair of Marietta, 21 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 2 sisters, Reva Biehl of Beverly and Laura Haynes of Akron and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother, great granddaughter, 3 brothers:  Ralph, Rega, Ronnie Lockhart, 5 sisters:  Bertha Buckalew, Ruby Bailey, Ruth Lockhart, Beulah Wiley, Rena Dale Lockhart.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Wednesday (January 6th) at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with Richard Saltzwedel officiating.  Burial in East Lawn Memorial Park with full military rites.  Friends may call at the funeral home beginning at 2:00pm on Tuesday.