James Gordon Lovell
July 7, 1916 — February 21, 2011
James G. Lovell, 94, of 302 7th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa, died at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, on Monday, February 21, 2011. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Fredrich Mellberg. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Iowa.
Survivors include his son, Donald (Shari) Lovell of Shellsburg; his daughters, Ruby (Jack) Wethington of Stanwood and Dixie (David) Carothers of Hiawatha; his third daughter, Shirley (Leo) Peiffer of Langworthy; grandchildren, Richard Lovell, Robert Lovell, James Lovell, Randy Lovell, Ronald Lovell, Marty Lovell, Sandra Miller, Barbra Ries, Chuck Lovell, Lonnie Lovell, Ronald Lamphier, Debra Wilson, Connie Dahlin and Dave Carothers, Jr.; 30 great grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren; his special friend, Diane Gent and special pet Toby.
James was preceded in death by his wife, Dorthy; parents; son, Melvin Lovell; sisters, Edith Rich and Bertha Andrews; and brothers, Irvin Lovell and Lloyd Lovell.
Born July 7, 1916, in Tipton, Iowa, James was the son of James Henry and Cora Belle (Morgan) Lovell. On December 12, 1936, he was united in marriage to Dorthy Edaburn. She died November 20, 2008. James farmed, worked for Universal Engineering, Cedar Rapids Hyde and Fur, Armstrongs and the Alburnett Elevator.
His joys were coon hunting, fishing, attending parades with his mule and pony teams, dancing and baking cinnamon rolls for which he was well known. James dearly loved his family.
Survivors include his son, Donald (Shari) Lovell of Shellsburg; his daughters, Ruby (Jack) Wethington of Stanwood and Dixie (David) Carothers of Hiawatha; his third daughter, Shirley (Leo) Peiffer of Langworthy; grandchildren, Richard Lovell, Robert Lovell, James Lovell, Randy Lovell, Ronald Lovell, Marty Lovell, Sandra Miller, Barbra Ries, Chuck Lovell, Lonnie Lovell, Ronald Lamphier, Debra Wilson, Connie Dahlin and Dave Carothers, Jr.; 30 great grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren; his special friend, Diane Gent and special pet Toby.
James was preceded in death by his wife, Dorthy; parents; son, Melvin Lovell; sisters, Edith Rich and Bertha Andrews; and brothers, Irvin Lovell and Lloyd Lovell.
Born July 7, 1916, in Tipton, Iowa, James was the son of James Henry and Cora Belle (Morgan) Lovell. On December 12, 1936, he was united in marriage to Dorthy Edaburn. She died November 20, 2008. James farmed, worked for Universal Engineering, Cedar Rapids Hyde and Fur, Armstrongs and the Alburnett Elevator.
His joys were coon hunting, fishing, attending parades with his mule and pony teams, dancing and baking cinnamon rolls for which he was well known. James dearly loved his family.
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