R.C. Lovett, 83, of Fitzgerald died Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 11A.M. Friday, October 1, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald with Rev. Dan Lovett officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Lovett was born February 5, 1927 in Fitzgerald to the late Warren E. and Josie Elizabeth Walker Lovett. He lived in Fitzgerald all of his life, graduating from Fitzgerald High School. Mr. Lovett was a retired Barber, attending barber college in Albany. He was a former employee of H.R. Kaminsky & Sons and Y&W Sportswear. Mr. Lovett served in the United States Army during the Korean War era. He was a Mason and a member of West Side Baptist Church.
Mr. Lovett is survived by his wife; Mattie W. Lovett of Fitzgerald; daughter and son-in-law: Laura Diane & Jimmy Drury of Fitzgerald; son: Rev. Danny Lovett of Fitzgerald; grandchildren: Laura (Joel) Fussell, Dan Lovett, James (Michelle) Drury and Leigh Ann (Michael) Hendley; 5 great grandchildren and his special cat: Peanut. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Parks.