Mrs. Mildred Bullard Locklear age 92 of Raeford, North Carolina was born on November 23, 1932, to the late Cleo Bullard and the late Selester Jane Bullard in Robeson County, North Carolina. She departed this life on August 6, 2025, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.  Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Gaston Locklear, a stepson Charles Dial.

Mrs. Mildred leaves to cherish her memories her daughter: Melody Locklear of the home, four sons: Charles Godwin (Anna) of Aberdeen, North Carolina, Harvey Lee Bullard (Shelia) of Red Springs, North Carolina, James Wilbert Bullard of Pembroke, North Carolina, Gary Locklear (Audrey) of Raeford, North Carolina, one brother: Marvin Bullard of Aberdeen, North Carolina, one sister: Betty Cummings, of Aberdeen, North Carolina, sixteen grandchildren, eighteen grandchildren, two great great grandchildren, along with a host of other relatives and friends.