Reba Lockman

Reba Fayne Risener Lockman, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 13, 2025, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital, surrounded by her family.

Reba was born November 14, 1939, in Hayti, Missouri, to Sherman Alexander Risener and Reba Leoma Quattlebaum Risener. She grew up on a cotton farm in Hayti and attended Deering High School and graduated from Braggadocio High School. For college, Reba attended Blue Mountain College in Mississippi on an art and music scholarship. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Art with a minor in Music.

Reba started one of the first Kindergarten schools in Memphis, Tennessee, at Union Avenue Baptist Church where she met William “Bill” Oscar Lockman, from Memphis, Tennessee, who was working as the printer for the church. They fell in love and were married on August 21, 1965.

Bill and Reba had the privilege of making their home in many different places around the United States and the world for Bill’s work. Bill and Reba lived in Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas, Colorado, Georgia, West Virginia, Australia, and eventually ended up in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Over the years, Reba also worked as a designer in the Wedding industry. She spent many years as a wedding and bridal coordinator, caterer, event planner, and eventually opened her own small business as a floral designer.

Reba grew up in the Southern Baptist Church and later attended First Presbyterian Church, and finally First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Idaho Falls. She was a member of the Auxiliary of Gideons International, holding different local and state offices. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and PEO. Reba was a classical musician focusing on mainly the piano. From a very early age, she played the piano every chance possible. She played for the Rotary Club, schools, churches, weddings, and funerals in and around the Missouri, Bothell area. In her younger years, she was an experienced artist who created many paintings with different mediums. She worked with mediums like tin and clay also. Creating and designing has always been part of her life.

Reba enjoyed traveling and visited many places in East Asia, Oceania, Europe, and Africa. She also collected over 300 different and unique Nativities from around the world. Reba has had the opportunity to share and display many of her collections at different times of her life.

Reba is survived by her husband, William Lockman of Idaho Falls; daughter, Robin (David) Laug of Idaho Falls; granddaughter, Maddie Laug of Idaho Falls; and sister, Carla (James) Mills of Bartlesville, OK.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Sherman and Reba Risener, and infant sister, Wanda Fayne Risener.

A Gathering for friends and family will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road. The family will have a private service at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations go to the Gideons International at gideons.org/donate.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.com.