Krafton Locke
January 6, 1942 ~ January 15, 2018
Resided in:
Asheville, North Carolina
Krafton Locke
Mills River - Krafton Locke, 76, of Mills River, died Monday, January 15, 2018 at the Laurels of GreenTree Ridge.
A native of Detroit, MI, he was a son of the late Willard and Josephine Miller Locke. Krafton was also preceded in death by two wives, Susie Locke and Patti Locke.
A United States Marine Corps Veteran, Krafton was the owner and operator of Apple Tree Honda/Acura.
He is survived by his wife, Larisa N. Locke; three sons, Jason Locke (Jen) of Mills River, Krafton Locke, II (Julie) of Horse Shoe and Kelby Locke (Amber) of Mills River; four grandchildren, Jacob, Anna, Krafton III and Lyndon Locke, as well as one grandchild on the way. He is also survived by one cousin, Doug Morgan, of Chicago, IL.
A Celebration of Krafton’s Life will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 21, 2018 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. His family will receive friends at the funeral home immediately following the service.
The family graciously asks that, in lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution in Krafton’s memory to the either www.woundedwarriorproject.org or to a charity of one’s choice.
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Sending prayers to each of you during this time . May you fill Gods comfort and know the peace that only He can bring.
Great man and great friend. Your legacy will live with 3 great sons. I will miss you. Gary Duncan
Krafton was one in a million. A real gentleman in all situations. He was a good friend and a real asset to Honda and Acura. He will be greatly missed. I was very lucky to have known him.
Wonderful man. I enjoyed meeting with him over the years. My thoughts are I with the family.
I was very lucky to have known and worked for Krafton. He will truly be missed. My prayers and condolences to the family.
I only knew Mr. Locke for A short time, very nice person. Sorry for the families loss.May God bless all.
I worked with Krafton several years ago at Apple Tree Chevrolet – Honda.
He was a very ambitious manager for the company.He always wanted everyone to do their best to succeed in life
He will be missed by all.
We wish the best for his surviving family members and friends.
Krafton was a good boss and a good friend I will miss him very much. Rest in peace Sir.
An honest and fair man. He will be missed.
A truly wonderful man that we were honored to know and will be very missed. Rest In Peace, mr. Locke… we will see you again in heaven
Rest in Peace.
To the Locke family….my sincere condolences to all. Prayers be with you at this time of sorrow.
I learned many valuable lessons from Krafton, about the business of sales as well as the proper way to treat people. I am grateful for his influence. Prayers go out to his family as they deal with this loss.
My sincere condolences Larisa and the entire Locke family. Krafton was a great friend and a gem of a person. I will miss seeing and chatting with him here in St.Thomas. may he Rest in peace.