Margaret Meichell Lockhart

Funeral services for Margaret Meichell Lockhart, 72, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 17, 2023, at Gospel Hill Church of Christ, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.    

Mrs. Lockhart passed away at 12:42 p.m., Friday, August 11, 2023, at Ozarks Medical Center.  

She was born February 20, 1951, at Modesto, California, to Earl Bates and  Margie Cochran Bates.  On November 21, 1975, she was married at Turlock, California, to Tommy Earl Lockhart.  Mrs. Lockhart enjoyed raising animals, sewing, crocheting, cooking and spending time with family.

She is survived by her husband, Tommy Lockhart, of the family home; three children, Cecil Leroy Sullens III and wife, Cherie, Gasconade, Missouri, Rachell Howard and husband, Mike, Willow Springs, Missouri and Benjamin  Lockhart and wife, Crystal, West Plains; eight grandchildren, Sean Sullens, Lilly Howard, Jesse Howard, Logan Howard, Jace Howard, Zachariah  Lockhart, Aubreona Lockhart and Juliana Lockhart; two great-grandchildren, Owen and Finnley Sullens; one brother, Danny Bates and wife, Dianna, Empire, California; and several nieces and nephews. 

Her parents, first husband, Cecil Sullens, Jr., one grandson, Steven Sullens and one sister, Dahlynn Maria Bates, preceded her in death.  

Burial will be at Gospel Hill Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to Curry Street Church of Christ Library and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.