Obituary for Mark Earnest Lockwood
Mark Earnest Lockwood was born on September 1, 1952 on Mitchell Air Force Base in New York State to Robert and Joyce Lockwood. He passed away on January 10, 2023 in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital. He spent his childhood traveling with his parents and brother, Joel, while his father served in the military. The Lockwood family lived in Japan before settling in Clovis, New Mexico. There he welcomed a daughter, Jennifer, with his first wife, Ova. He received a Bachelor's Degree in accounting from Eastern New Mexico University and a Master's Degree in Business from Oklahoma City University.
Mark married Shelley Carrier, the daughter of Burl and Rena Carrier, long-time members of the Stillwater community. Mark and Shelley met in New Mexico when they were both involved in the local community theater. They spent the first years of their marriage in Oklahoma City where Mark worked in the animal health industry for Walco International. Mark and Shelley welcomed their daughter, Katelyn. The family moved to Woodland Park, Colorado where Mark worked for Triple Crown Casinos in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Later, Mark and Shelley moved to Enid, Oklahoma, where he lived his final years.
Mark enjoyed acting in theater productions with his father and brother, playing golf with colleagues, traveling, attending theater events with his wife and daughters, and playing blackjack with his son-in-law, Kevin. Mark particularly enjoyed listening to country music with Jennifer and show tunes with Katie.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ernest Lockwood, his mother, Joyce Eilene (Anderson) Lockwood, and his father-in-law, Burl Carrier. He is survived by his wife, Shelley Carrier-Lockwood, along with his daughter Jennifer Lockwood of Portales, New Mexico, and his daughter and son-in-law, Katelyn and Kevin Anderson of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Mark is survived by his brother and his wife, Joel and Shirley Lockwood of Moriarty, New Mexico.
The family wishes to thank the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City for all the dedicated and compassionate care they provided to Mark throughout the years, especially in his final days. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 16 at 10:30am at the First Christian Church in Stillwater, Oklahoma. A graveside burial at Fairlawn Cemetery will follow immediately afterwards.
Mark married Shelley Carrier, the daughter of Burl and Rena Carrier, long-time members of the Stillwater community. Mark and Shelley met in New Mexico when they were both involved in the local community theater. They spent the first years of their marriage in Oklahoma City where Mark worked in the animal health industry for Walco International. Mark and Shelley welcomed their daughter, Katelyn. The family moved to Woodland Park, Colorado where Mark worked for Triple Crown Casinos in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Later, Mark and Shelley moved to Enid, Oklahoma, where he lived his final years.
Mark enjoyed acting in theater productions with his father and brother, playing golf with colleagues, traveling, attending theater events with his wife and daughters, and playing blackjack with his son-in-law, Kevin. Mark particularly enjoyed listening to country music with Jennifer and show tunes with Katie.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ernest Lockwood, his mother, Joyce Eilene (Anderson) Lockwood, and his father-in-law, Burl Carrier. He is survived by his wife, Shelley Carrier-Lockwood, along with his daughter Jennifer Lockwood of Portales, New Mexico, and his daughter and son-in-law, Katelyn and Kevin Anderson of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Mark is survived by his brother and his wife, Joel and Shirley Lockwood of Moriarty, New Mexico.
The family wishes to thank the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City for all the dedicated and compassionate care they provided to Mark throughout the years, especially in his final days. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 16 at 10:30am at the First Christian Church in Stillwater, Oklahoma. A graveside burial at Fairlawn Cemetery will follow immediately afterwards.