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5-12-10 — Jul. 31, 1926-Apr. 26, 2010
Effie Lovelace passed away at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, on April 26, 2010. She had been a resident at the Rosewood Nursing Home in Bowling Green for the past six years.
She was 83 years old.
She was born July 31, 1926 at Barbourville, Ky. and raised in Monticello, Ky. She was the daughter of James Albert and Mary Elizabeth Crabtree Morris.
She was married for 48 years to Rev. Kenneth Lovelace, who preceded her in death. To this union three children were born-Mary Eva Williams, Brenda Jean Lovelace, and Kenneth David Lovelace. She and her husband lived in Monticello for several years and then the couple moved to other towns in Ky.
where her husband served as a United Methodist minister for 30 years.
She was a homemaker and was active in the work of the church serving as Sunday school teacher, choir member and the United Methodist Women.
After her husband's death in 1990, she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Walter and Mary Eva Williams in New Jersey, returning to Monticello each spring to spend time with family and friends. In 1999 she and her daughter and son-in-law moved back to Kentucky.
Survivors include-Mary Eva Williams of Bowling Green, Ky; two grandchildren-Douglas K. Williams of Atlanta, Ga., and Teresa Ann Steiner of Bowling Green, Ky.; six great-grandsons-Peter W. Steiner of Nashville, Tenn., Brian D. Steiner of Bowling Green, Ky., Jonathan Kenneth Williams-Estevez of Atlanta, Ga.; and one sister-Mrs. Marylene Taylor of Monticello, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, James A. and Mary E.
Morris; one daughter-Brenda Jean Lovelace; one son-Kenneth David Lovelace; 10 siblings-Beulah Morris, Stella Doss, Ella Mae Mays, Hershel Morris, Bill Morris, Ellis Morris, Lloyd Morris, Sr., Gene Morris, Howard Jack Morris and Neal Morris.
Funeral services were held on April 30, 2010 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jim Byrd officiating. Burial was at Elk Spring Cemetery.
Marvin S. Hicks Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.