Rafe helped his father farm. He lived on Shawnee Run, Pleasants Co., WV, on his in-laws' farm. Later he and Sophia moved to St. Marys. He taught at St. Marys High School.140

Death Certificate
Name: John Ralph Locke
Date/Place of death: Aug. 21, 1955, St. Marys, Pleasants Co., WV
Residence: St. Marys, Pleasants Co., WV
male, white, married
Date/Place of birth: June 29, 1872, Jonestown, WV
Occupation: school teacher, retired
Father: John Locke
Mother: Margaret Hanes
Informant: Mrs. J. R. Locke
Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage due to arteriosclerosis
Date/Place of burial: Aug. 23, 1955, I.O.O.F. Cemetery