Eric Simpson Locklear Jr. age 30 of Red Springs, North Carolina was born on July 14, 1993, to Eric Locklear and Lena Brayboy Locklear in Moore County, North Carolina. He departed this life on December 30, 2023. He was preceded in death by his sister Victoria Locklear, paternal grandparents Brady Locklear and Aleatha Locklear, his maternal grandparents James Robert Todd and Lena Todd.

Eric leaves to cherish his memories three sons: Kalem Locklear of Parkton, North Carolina, Channing Bartley of Fairmont, North Carolina, Grayson Jones of Maxton, North Carolina, one daughter: Delilah Locklear of Fayetteville, North Carolina, his father: Eric Locklear of Red Springs, North Carolina, mother: Lena Locklear of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, one brother: Shane Donavan Locklear of Raeford, North Carolina, one sister: Ericka Alleceya Locklear of Pembroke, North Carolina, along with a host of other relatives and friends.