Leroy J. Lovell
Active Mt. Olive Baptist Church member, sportsman
Leroy J. “PeeWee” Lovell, 79, of Houston, peacefully departed this life Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Canonsburg Hospital.
He was born July 1, 1934, in Welch, W.Va., a son of Neal and Elsie Lovell Jamieson.
Mr. Lovell served in the U.S Navy and had been a Houston Borough police officer.
He had worked for 27 years for Cooper Power Systems in Canonsburg, retiring in 1996. Following retirement, he worked as a greeter at Sam’s Club in Washington.
Mr. Lovell was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Canonsburg, where he was ordained as deacon in 1997 and served in the men’s choir.
He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping in his “Jesus Loves You” recreational vehicle. He also had a passion for rollerskating. One of his greatest joys was his role as a father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
On June 1, 1957, he married Margaret Hagan, his companion of 56 years.
Also surviving are four children, Rhonda Liggins (Keith) of Atlanta, Ga., Peggy Wood (Jay) of Benwood, W.Va., Jay Lovell of Canonsburg and Penny Trent (Mike) of Houston; nine grandchildren, Sarah, Mike Jr., Tranae, Christan, Jade, Shannon, Xavier, Brandon and Sierra; five great-grandchildren, Keeley, Arianna, Julius, Sienna and Nadia; and an uncle, Howard “Bus” Lovell of Houston.
A cousin, Lawrence Williams, is deceased.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., Robert K. McIlvaine, 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, PA 15342. Additional visitation will be held from 10 to 10:45 a.m., Saturday, July 20, in Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Canonsburg, where services will begin at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Anita Lovell officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray. Condolences may be left by viewing the obituary at www.mcilvaine-speakman.com.