Sgt. Major Fred W. Lockwood was a veteran of World War One. Prior to his service in the Great War, he had been in military service in the Philippines. An obituary for Sgt. Major Lockwood is found in the historical collections of the Harris-Elmore Public Library. The transcript reads:
Word of the death at Cincinnati, Sunday of Fred Lockwood was received here Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs.C. B. Lockwood. Mr. Lockwood was the son of the late L. Pitt Lockwood and the former Miss Nannie Smith was his mother. He had formerly resided in this city. He was in the army for many years, having been captain or the home guards at St. Louis, and later amember of the regular army. He had just returned from service in the Philippines when a call for officers for theworld war was made and he went overseas, where he was a member of theofficers’ training corps. The armisticewas signed as he was preparing to enter Germany. Later he resigned from the army because of physical disability. He returned to the home of his mother in Cincinnati after his resignation. Hewas aged 47 years. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Cincinnati.
Sgt. Major Fred W. Lockwood died on February 17, 1924. His final resting place was at Oakland Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio. His name is engraved at the top of the monument bearing the names of his parents, L. Pitt Lockwood and Nannie E. Lockwood.
