WATERVILLE – Gloria Jean Locke, 76, was called to her lord savior on July 24, 2024, after a brief illness. Gloria was born on Oct. 21, 1947, in Brockton, Mass. to the late Otis B. And Jacqueline (Cooper) Russell. Gloria met the love of her life, Charles A. Locke Sr., and they were married over 34 years before his death in 2001. Together they had six children. In 1972, Gloria and her family relocated from Massachusetts to Waterville and lived there until her passing.

Gloria briefly worked in the healthcare field until permanently becoming a fulltime homemaker to take care of her children, and later in life her grandchildren. She enjoyed all the functions of get-togethers, the more the merrier. Her favorite holidays were Thanksgiving and Christmas, when everyone would be anxiously waiting to get their pumpkin bread. She was famous for her bread and potato salad too. She loved to cook and bake. She liked holiday parades, baseball, country western music, though her favorite things to do were playing card games and wrestling with her grandchildren. Her laugh was contagious. if she was laughing more than likely everyone was.

Gloria was a member of the Ladies’ Home League and a volunteer for the Salvation Army, including ringing the bell around holidays.

Gloria is survived by her children Sandra (Jeff) Yeaton of Vassalboro, Timothy (Paula) Locke Sr. of Waterville, Bonnie Locke of Winslow, Charles H. (Lisa) Locke of Woonsocket, RI, Charles A. Locke Jr. of Old Towne, and Richard (Whitney) Locke of Fairfield; grandchildren David and Allen Russell, Shannon Pooler, Shenandoah and Elizabeth Bailey, Tabby Oakes, Brittany LaFreniere, Timothy Locke Jr., Katie and Nicole Trescott, Joshua, Joseph, and Ryan Lock, Alyana, Briana, Aniyah Nickerson, and Cora Spaulding; sixteen great-grandchildren, and one on the way; brothers Wayne B. Russell of Oakland and Allen (Belinda) Russell of Augusta, as well as sister-in-law Natalie Lee of Walpole, Mass.

The family would like to thank the team of nurses in the critical care unit at Maine General in Augusta for providing such amazing care to our mother.

Gloria’s services will be Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at 10 a.m., in the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, 143 Blue Star Ave at the Committal Shelter. A Celebration of Life will follow from 12:30PM-3:00PM at the VFW, 51 Water Street in Waterville.

Please visit Gloria’s memorial page at https://dsfuneral.com/obituaries/gloria-locke where condolences, photos, and special memories may be shared.