Mr. Roscoe Locke

Mr. Roscoe Locke entered the world on January 15, 1956 in Martin County, North Carolina. He was the youngest of twelve children born to the late Cherry and Pender Locke. Roscoe attended the public school system in Oak City, graduating from Oak City High School. It was there where he became a scholar student with sincere interest in the drama club and extracurricular activities. Roscoe left Oak City to attend Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina where he received his Bachelor of Science in Intermediate Education. While at Fayetteville State University, he met and married his wife of thirty-six years Clara Harvey. A distinct leader and avid supporter of his alma mater, Roscoe assumed the position of president of the Fayetteville State Alumni Association. He later studied at the University of Chapel Hill and received his Master’s Degree in Education Administration from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Roscoe has lived in Greenville, North Carolina for thirty-four years. During this time, he served as principal of Stokes, Belvoir, Bethel and Northwest Elementary Schools. As a result, he was named Principal of the Year in 2000 and inducted into the Educators Hall of Fame at East Carolina in 2010. After his retirement from the public school system he then made it his lifelong mission to educate the future educators by becoming an Adjunct Professor at East Carolina University. Saint Mark Baptist Church in Oak City, North Carolina was his home church where he served as an active deacon since his ordination in 1989. Deacon Locke has also served on the Trustee Board, President of the Christian Education Committee, President of the Mass Choir and Sunday School teacher. Roscoe was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl, John, and Bill Locke; one sister, Doris Locke Matthewson Norman. Roscoe is survived by his devoted wife, Clara Locke; loving daughter, Chasity Locke; mother-in-law, Annie Mae Harvey; six sisters, Florence Bryant (Claude) of Oak City, N.C., Lena Ray (James) of Queens, N.Y., Jessie Walston of Greenville, N.C., Bernice Pitt of Hassell, N.C., Cherry Locke Wilson (Horace) of Brooklyn, N.Y., Delma Outerbridge (Jessie) of Greenville, N.C.; one brother, Pender Locke (Pearlie) of Oak City, N.C., a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Mr. Roscoe Locke

January 15, 1956 - July 29, 2016