Ginger Ellen (Harrison) Lockhart of Heavener, Oklahoma was born on June 1, 1948 in Springfield, Oregon to Vera (Dorsey) and Everett Harrison and passed away on February 11, 2025 in Heavener, Oklahoma at the age of 76.

She is survived by:

One daughter:

Jami Winters and husband Jim of Heavener, Oklahoma

 

One son:

James Lockhart and wife Carrie of Heavener, Oklahoma

 

Her grandchildren:

Stormy Winters, Haylee Sanchez and husband Octavio, Hope Lockhart, and Jakob Lockhart

 

One great-grandson:

Kash Sanchez

 

Her sister-in-law:

Kay Garner and husband Kilbourn of Columbus, Ohio

 

Her nieces:

Amanda Foresee and husband Paree, Carla Pride and husband Ted, Mindy Stevens, Kristie Garner, Charita Cooper and husband Patrick

 

Many great-nieces and great-nephews

 

Numerous other loved ones and a host of friends

She is preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Vera Harrison; her husband of 57 years, James “Bud” Lockhart; and one sister, Clyda Mattison.

Ginger was a longtime resident of the area and a retired RN. She was a 1966 graduate of Springfield High School in Springfield, Oregon. Ginger had a distinguished career graduating in the first nursing class at Carl Albert State College in 1983, where she was elected as the first RN class President. She is a member of Freedom House Fellowship Church. Ginger loved traveling and spending time with her family and friends. She will be deeply missed but her memory will live on in our hearts forever.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2025 at the Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Heavener, Oklahoma with Brother Sam Dyer officiating. Burial will follow in Heavener Memorial Park under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener, Oklahoma. Nurses Honor Guard of the River Valley will do a tribute to Ginger during the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Lockhart Scholarship Fund at Community State Bank.

Pallbearers will be: Jakob Lockhart, Mark Huie, Octavio Sanchez, Robbie Dorsey, Ted Pride, and Walker Bryan.

Viewing will be 1:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time. The family will visit with friends on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

To sign Ginger’s online guestbook please visit www.dowdenrobertsfuneralhome.com.

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