Meredith Earl Lockridge
b. 29 September 1917, Knox, Starke County, Indiana, to Guy A. and Arizona Ione (Baker) Lockridge
d. 18 January 1994, Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas
m. 1 February 1941, Knox, Starke County, Indiana
Emma Rose Hatter
b. 20 October 1919, Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana, to William Harry and Bertha Rose (Sudlow) Hatter
d. 26 October 2000, Everton, Boone County, Arkansas
Children with Emma Rose Hatter:
- James Earl (b. 1944) married Regina Lee Scott
- Joan Marie (b. 1946) married Jimmie Lewis Cole
- Guy Dean, Sr. (b. 1949) married Rosetta Maria Phillips
- Kathaleen (b. 1952) married (1) Harvey Worrie Clark, Jr., (2) Duane Recoy, (3) Steve Riley, (4) Buck Underwood
- Margaret Ellen (b. 1962)
Meredith moved to Lorain, Ohio, in 1919 with his family but returned to Indiana that same year. He lived in Fulton County and then Starke County until 1959 when he left for Arkansas.
He was a farmer and a carpenter, but worked as a Standard Oil gas salesman and delivery man in Indiana. He also worked in a wood product factory in Arkansas. He was unaware his uncle was raising him until he was told at age 21.
He served on the town council in Everton, Arkansas, and helped to get the town streets paved.
Submitted by:
Joan Cole
Odessa MO
E-mail: jmcole@iland.net