Psalm 91
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: God; in him will I trust.
FAYETT LOCKETT WAS BORN ON JULY 1, 1951 TO THE UNION OF LAFAYETT AND ALBERTA LOCKETT IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. FAYETT WAS THE ONLY GIRL BORN OUT OF THREE CHILDREN(RICHARD DECEASED)(NAVARRO DECEASED) and DONALD LOCKETT.
FAYETT ATTENDED CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LATER BECAME A COMMANDO AT MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO. FAYETT WAS EMPLOYED AS A WARD CLERK FOR ST ANN’S HOSPITAL AND ALSO WORKED WITH CHILDREN AS A TEACHER’S ASSISTANT AT ST. MEL’S SCHOOL. FAYETT WAS UNITED IN HOLY MATRIMONY TO RUSSEL DAVIS 53 YEARS AGO in 1972 AND FROM THIS UNION WAS BORN 1 CHILD, LENINA DAVIS. SHE ALSO HAS A SON(QUENTIN LOCKETT)WHO HAS PROCEEDED HER IN DEATH.
FAYETT ENJOYED COOKING FOR HER FAMILY, SHE ENJOYED LISTENING TO BOB MARLEY, STING, Mahalia Jackson and Miriam Makeba just to name a few, SHE ALSO ENJOYED WATCHING WESTERN MOVIES AND DANCING. FAYETT DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON JULY 18,2025 AFTER BATTLING A TERMINAL ILLINESS. SHE LEAVES TO MOURN HER PASSING: HER HUSBAND, RUSSEL DAVIS, 1 DAUGHTER, LENINA DAVIS, 1 BROTHER DONALD LOCKETT, 5 GRANDCHILDREN AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
