Lovedia was born on August 25, 1930 to John Russ Patterson and Tula Trilby Lynch Patterson in Prairie Dell, TX.
Lovedia graduated from Salado High School and attended Mary Hardin Baylor College.
On October 12, 1951 Lovedia married Donald Scott Wade. While married to Donald, Lovedia worked as a cook with the Bartlett School District and worked as a nurse’s aide at the Will O Bell Nursing Home while raising five children. After the death of husband Donald Scott Wade, Lovedia moved to Austin, TX. where she operated a child care service until her health would no longer allow her to operate the facility.
Lovedia was known to love children and always pushed forward through hard times with a never surrender mentality.
Lovedia was proceeded in death by parents John Patterson and Tula Patterson, husband Donald Scott Wade, brothers Maynard Patterson, John Patterson and Morris Patterson, daughter Diana Lynn Wade and great granddaughter Kelly Ann Wade.
Lovedia is survived by brothers Samuel Patterson and Dale Patterson, son Donald Scott Wade Jr. and wife Linda, son Joel Wade and wife Betty, daughter Donna Kay Wade, son Samuel LaDale Wade, grandsons Joshua Wade and wife Stephanie, David Taylor, Travis Django Wade and wife Jessi and Trevor Wade, granddaughters Lovedia Clare Wade and Husband Tomas Cardenas, Emily Wade, Melissa Kay Barnes and husband Adrian Barnes, Cheyenne Wade, Jenna Wade.
Lovedia is survived by great granddaughters Hailey Barnes, Brooke Westbrook, Mattie Westbrook, Bailey Westbrook and Emma Westbrook.
Lovedia is survived by great grandsons Colby Barnes and Samuel Donald Wade and Eric Smith along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be November 7, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm at the Goodnight Funeral Home in Bartlett, TX. with Memorial Services on November 8, 2019 at 10 am at Goodnight Funeral Home.
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