Dora Lockhart

Dora "Jewell" Lockhart, 83, of Mexia passed away May 17, 2009 in Mexia. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in the Mexia Cemetery. Rev. Tom Prentiss will officiate. Jewell was born July 18, 1925 in Clovis, New Mexico. She was married to Lilbert Lawrence Lockhart. Jewell was a well known nurse in the Mexia area. She was a retired nursing instructor and was in the Top 100 Nurses in the Nation. She was a member of the First Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and four sisters. Jewell is survived by her son, Steven Lockhart of Mexia; and grandsons, Justin Thomas Lockhart of Stafford, Virginia and Samuel Jacob Lockhart of Mexia; and several great-grandchildren.