AIKEN, SC- Susan Gail Lockhart, age 55, passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, November 23, 2015 after a courageous 17 year fight against breast cancer. Susan was born March 2, 1960 in Phoenix, AZ to the late Samuel Grant Leabo and the late Mary Cooper Leabo. She will be remembered as a beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Donald Everett Lockhart; three daughters, Ashley, Callie, and Bailee Lockhart; a son, Donald Everett Lockhart III; a grandson, Xander Lockhart , all of Aiken, SC; and two brothers, Larry Leabo (Diane) and Gary Leabo (Mary), both of Phoenix, AZ. Funeral services in Aiken will be held Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 6:30 PM in the George Funeral Chapel with Pastor Dean Derrick officiating. Visitation will follow the service until 8:00 PM. Interment will be Monday, November 30, 2015 in Lynnwood Cemetery, Colchester, CT. The family will receive friends from 12:00 until 1:00 PM at Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home, 167 Old Hartford Rd., Colchester, CT 06415. Memorial contributions may be directed to Breast Cancer Research via the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. The Historic George Funeral Home, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC 29801 (803.649.6234) has charge of local arrangements.