Peggy Joyce Wooten Lovell, age 88, of Clarkesville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 8, 2021.
Born in Habersham County on March 5, 1933, Mrs. Lovell was the daughter of the late Edwin and Minnie Smith Wooten. She was a homemaker and had also worked at Piedmont Automotive and in the lunchroom at Clarkesville Elementary. Mrs. Lovell was a member of Hills Crossing Baptist Church where she was very active and involved in church missions. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed sewing and word search puzzles. Mrs. Lovell was a gardener and enjoyed growing flowers and vegetables. She was known for her special birthday cookies she would always make for her family. Mrs. Lovell was a humble and kind servant; she loved the Lord and she loved her family. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lovell is preceded in death by son James Bryan Lovell and brothers Robert Wooten and Benny Wooten, and sister Sue Wooten Waters.
Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Hebron Lovell of Clarkesville, daughters and sons-in-law Teresa Lovell Thomason (Jerry) of Mt. Airy, Janet Lovell Wilbanks (Ricky) of Baldwin and Dianne Lovell Perry (Jimmy) of Mt. Airy, daughter-in-law Judy Dill Lovell of Clarkesville, sisters Betty Wooten Kennedy of Bogart, Joye Wooten McEntire (Phil) of Colbert, Linda Wooten Taylor (Ted) of Clarkesville, and Judy Wooten Southerland (Sherrill) of Mt. Airy, brother-in-law Eugene Waters of Clarkesville, grandchildren Julia Thomason Braswell (James) of Mt. Airy, Justin Lovell (Katie) of Alto, Andrea Thomason of Mt. Airy, Jordan Lovell (Sasha) of Cornelia, Jeremy Perry (Emily) of Clarkesville, Chestney Wilbanks Davis (Austin) of Baldwin, Taylor Perry of Mt. Airy and Chase Wilbanks of Baldwin, great-grandchildren Maddison Lovell, Chloe Braswell, Morgan Lovell, Colton Braswell, Lilah Gillespie, Isaiah Perry, and Luke Perry, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Hills Crossing Baptist Church. Rev. David Stancil, Rev. Tony Goss, and Rev. Connie Berry will officiate with interment to follow the service in Yonah Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 10, from 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM. Those in attendance are encouraged to wear a mask and maintain the CDC’s guideline for social distancing.
An online guest registry is available at www.HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville, Georgia. (706) 754-6256
