Rosetta Lockridge

Rosetta Lockridge, age 91, a resident of Columbia, passed away Monday morning, May 17, 2021, at NHC Columbia.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rev. Alvin Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 21, 2021 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Born on September 2, 1929 in Spring Hill, Rosetta was the daughter of the late Ed Oden and the late Eula Gentry Oden. Besides her work as a homemaker, she enjoyed cooking for her family and tending to her flowers. Rosetta loved children and often enjoyed babysitting. She was a devoted Christian who loved going to church.

She is survived by her sons, Morton Lockridge of Columbia, Lee (Angela) Lockridge of Columbia; daughter, Geraldine (Jesse) Booker of Hampshire; grandchildren: Angela (James) Miller, Nicole Lockridge, Angela Lockridge, Terrance (Patricia) Pride; great grandchildren: Marquis Lockridge, Matthew Lockridge; very special family friends, Jeri Ellen Parks, Laura Kimberly Perry, Norman Parks; and a host of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Morton Lockridge; daughter, Rozella Lockridge; grandson, Marcus Lockridge; daughter in law, Bertha Lockridge; and siblings, Elizabeth Oden, Callie Miles, Gertrude Yates, Elise Steel, Louella Oden, Laurena Blair, Ed William Oden, and John Henry Oden, Sr.

Pallbearers will be Howard Shipp, Frank Hopkins, Doug Hopkins, Gary Stovall, Jeff Cathey, and Terry Booker. Flower girls will be Lynn Cathey, Janice Shipp, Annie Cannon, and Mary Witherspoon.

The family would like to extend a very special thanks to the staff of NHC Columbia for their care and compassion for Rosetta.