Born in Nashville, Ralph was the son of the late Howard R. and Lura Hutchenson Locke. He was married for nearly 52 years to his wife, Martha Sue Coleman Locke. Ralph worked as a tool and die maker for the former Schrader Automotive Division of Scoville Mfg. Co. After Schrader’s closed, he worked as a truck driver for A-1 Sign Company and for Delta Casket Company. His hobbies were CB radios and collecting Jim Beam memorabilia.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Sue “Susie” Locke, Dickson; his three daughters, Tammy A. Locke Jones (Jeff), Pam Balthrop (Jerry), all of White Bluff, and Lura Aline Locke, Dickson; nine grandchildren, Dale, Tyler, Hunter, Logan, Lucas, Shelton, Adison, Jalen, and Gavin; two great-grandchildren, Brody and Eli.
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