Louise Waters Locke

Louise Waters Locke, 89, of White Hall, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at White Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Locke was born July 10, 1922, in Utica, Illinois, to John Waters and Mary McCuen Waters. She was reared and received her education in LaSalle, Illinois, where she was a graduate of Peru High School in 1940. During World War II, Mrs. Locke became like one of the cultural icons ( Rosie the Riveter). Louise Waters married Robert E. Locke on August 2, 1941, in LaSalle, Illinois. Mr. Locke died December 15, 2004. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters of America, active in many church and Catholic school activities and fundraisers. Very patriotic and a lover of athletics, she was very involved in her childrens' and community activities including Little League Baseball and softball. She was very musically inclined and passed this interest to all her children. Mrs. Locke is survived by four sons, James E. Locke of Dumas, Robert Eugene Locke of Pine Bluff, Terry V. Locke of Pine Bluff, and Michael A. Locke of Prairie Grove; one daughter, Luanne M. Hinton of Grapevine; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, daughters Leanne Locke and Lynda Creasy, brother, and two sisters. A vigil will be held Friday, August 19, 2011, 6:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son with a visitation following from 7 to 9 p.m. Her funeral mass will be Saturday, August 20, 2011, 10 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father L. Warren Harvey officiating. Interment follows at Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may take the form of contributions to St. Joseph Church, 412 W. 6th Avenue, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71601. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.