Effie L. Lovejoy, 85, of Alum Creek, West Virginia went home to be with the Lord Thursday, November 18, 2004 at home after a short illness.
She was a was preceded in death by her husband, Walter S. Lovejoy.
She was a retired co-owner and secretary of W. S. Lovejoy Drilling of Alum Creek and was of the Baptist faith.
Effie is survived by her two daughters and son-in-laws, LouElla and Bob Jackson of Northbrook, Ill, Don Rheta and David Margolis of Clayton, NC; three sons and daughters-in-law, Walter S. Jr. and Pat Lovejoy of Sod, John E. and Rebecca Lovejoy of Alum Creek, Richard L. and Denise Lovejoy of St. Petersburg, FL; brother, E. J. Cooper of Chazleston; two sisters, Glenna Stone of Sod, Esta Daugherty of South Charleston; 14 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren.
Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, November 22, 2004 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Oshel Bell and Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Family and friends will gather from 4 to 6 PM Sunday at the funeral home.