David Charles Lovell

David Charles Lovell, age 60, of Gravette, died December 7, 2012, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. He was born in Portales, New Mexico, on January 29, 1952, to Harvey and Media (Smith) Lovell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Survivors include his wife, Meleta Lovell; daughters, Shellie Fox (Mark) of Rogers, Cerri Ford (Richard) of Hindsville, Charlana Melton (Charles) of Dumas, Tex., Rebecka Wilkinson (Steven) of Navarre, Fla.; sisters, Lucille Cook of Oklahoma City, Okla., Louellen Faerber of Spring Hill, Fla., Elaine Brown of Boston, Mass.; and 7 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Monroe Lovell, Gene Lovell, John Lovell; and a sister, Janiss Hare.

Graveside memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Mountain View Cemetery in Ozark. A drop-in reception will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the home of Shellie Fox.

Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Cremation arrangements are by Rollins Funeral Home of Rogers. www.rollinsfuneral.com.