James Michael Lovell passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Mercy Hospital peacefully surrounded by family after a very brief battle with cancer. He was definitely one of a kind and touched many lives. He will be greatly missed. He learned and taught himself the things he needed to know to support and take care of his family. He enjoyed working with his hands, rebuilding old cars, going fishing, camping, and spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sharon Lovell, daughter, Michele (Michael) Sell, son, Benjamin (Stefany) Lovell, 8 grandchildren; Brandon Michael, Bradley James, Bailey Jane, George Earl Logan, Robert Matthew, Ray Thomas, Terri Lynn, and Mary Lynn Marie, his two sisters, Phyllis (Bino) Lovell, and Vicki (Steve) Keatley, and twenty-seven nieces and nephews, as well as great nieces and nephews, a very special niece he considered his granddaughter, Amanda Sue Lechner, his cousins, Debbie and Jessie Martinez who were his lifelong friends, brother-in-law John Von Mitchell, his later in life forever friend, and a very special person who passed on, Karl Brown.
Proceed in death by his parents, Howard Coleman Lovell, and Eleanor Virginia Bender Lovell, his two brothers, Richard Boyd Lovell, and Charles Dennis Lovell, a very special sister-in-law Connie Sue Lechner, and his mother-in-law Marion Jean Kimble (Tiny).
A memorial service will be held at Karlo-Libby Funeral Home at 12:00pm on Saturday, July 2, 2016. Friends may call from 11am to 12pm (one hour before services) at the funeral home. This will be a very informal service. Come dressed like you would be going boating or fishing with him. No suits and ties. We are celebrating his life the way he lived it. A luncheon will follow at his residence, all are welcome. Donations may be made to The American Cancer Society or to the family to plant a weeping willow tree in his memory.
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