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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Richard Louis Lovelace
Richard Louis
Lovelace
Mar 10, 1939 — Jan 10, 2015
Richard Louis Lovelace's Obituary
"Richard Louis Lovelace" was born in Marshall, TX on March 10, 1939 to Doris (Bunner) and Wilfred Chester Lovelace. He and his brothers, whom he dearly loved, were raised in Cotton Valley, LA by his mother and stepfather Irvin Harvey, whom he loved and respected.
While working in Oklahoma with a telephone company construction crew, he met and then married Norma Jean Smith in 1960. To this union were born daughter Lisa Jean and son Jason Scott. Infant daughter Lisa was born and died on February 10, 1961. Norma passed away on January 28, 1987. Richard married Marilyn Jean Bateman Spradlin on April 8, 2000.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Norma, his daughter Lisa, and a brother Joe D., but he is survived by many loved ones:
• Wife Marilyn
• Son Jason Scott and wife Kim of Jenks, OK
• Brother Thomas and wife Kitty Lovelace of Minden, LA
• Brother Mitchell Harvey of Huntsville, TX
• Grandson Landon Lovelace of Jenks, OK
• Granddaughters Mikayla and Jadyn Spradlin of Springfield, VA
• Marilyn's sons:
- Kelly Spradlin and wife Angie of Mannford, OK
- Kevin Spradlin and wife Karen of Springfield, VA
- Korey Spradlin of Mannford, OK
• Sister-in-law Betty Smith of Chandler, OK
• Nephew Michael Harvey, nieces Haley Zene and Sherry Embrey, all of Texas
• Nieces Regina Foster and Tammy Hanna, both of Oklahoma
Richard worked for Cimarron Telephone Company for 44 years and was a supervisor when he retired in 2007. His co-workers were truly family to him. He enjoyed golfing and the friends with whom he golfed.
Services were held at 12:00 Noon Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Lakeside Baptist Church in Mannford, Oklahoma.
Interment followed at White Dove Cemetery in Sparks, Oklahoma.
Memorial Gifts may be given to "Mannford Food For Kids" P.O. Box 1511 Mannford, OK 74044, in Richard's memory.
While working in Oklahoma with a telephone company construction crew, he met and then married Norma Jean Smith in 1960. To this union were born daughter Lisa Jean and son Jason Scott. Infant daughter Lisa was born and died on February 10, 1961. Norma passed away on January 28, 1987. Richard married Marilyn Jean Bateman Spradlin on April 8, 2000.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Norma, his daughter Lisa, and a brother Joe D., but he is survived by many loved ones:
• Wife Marilyn
• Son Jason Scott and wife Kim of Jenks, OK
• Brother Thomas and wife Kitty Lovelace of Minden, LA
• Brother Mitchell Harvey of Huntsville, TX
• Grandson Landon Lovelace of Jenks, OK
• Granddaughters Mikayla and Jadyn Spradlin of Springfield, VA
• Marilyn's sons:
- Kelly Spradlin and wife Angie of Mannford, OK
- Kevin Spradlin and wife Karen of Springfield, VA
- Korey Spradlin of Mannford, OK
• Sister-in-law Betty Smith of Chandler, OK
• Nephew Michael Harvey, nieces Haley Zene and Sherry Embrey, all of Texas
• Nieces Regina Foster and Tammy Hanna, both of Oklahoma
Richard worked for Cimarron Telephone Company for 44 years and was a supervisor when he retired in 2007. His co-workers were truly family to him. He enjoyed golfing and the friends with whom he golfed.
Services were held at 12:00 Noon Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Lakeside Baptist Church in Mannford, Oklahoma.
Interment followed at White Dove Cemetery in Sparks, Oklahoma.
Memorial Gifts may be given to "Mannford Food For Kids" P.O. Box 1511 Mannford, OK 74044, in Richard's memory.
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