Wanda R. Lovitt

Wanda R. Lovitt

Wanda R. Lovitt, 93, of Belleville, was born on Jan. 14, 1926, in Ullin, and died peacefully on Dec. 13, 2019.

She grew up in Ullin. She graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a degree in both home economics and special education.

A member of the First Baptist Church in Anna, she attended St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Belleville after relocating to Belleville in 1992 upon retirement from Tri-County Special Education Association, where she taught for 25 years. 

A member of Memorial Hospital Auxiliary in retirement, she enjoyed volunteering as a “pink lady” for 20 plus years as well as working part time as a senior companion.

She had many interests and hobbies. She was fond of traveling with family and friends and especially loved history and ancestry. She had a wonderful sense of humor and left a legacy of love for her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy E. and Lois A., nee Dillow, Mowery; a brother, Roy Bruce Mowery; and a sister, Violet Eddleman.

Surviving are her three children, Connie Darnell (Don) of Belleville, Harlan Lovitt (Nancy) of Jackson, Mo., and Gina (Steve) Stolton of Mt. Prospect; two granddaughters, Erin (Adam) Hallihan nee Darnell of Naperville and Gabriell Stolton of Mt. Prospect; and two great-grandchildren, Emerson Reese Hallihan and Finnegan Mathews Hallihan of Naperville; and many other family members and friends.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.kurrusfh.com.

Memorials can be made to the St. John’s Cemetery near Dongola or to the Cedarhurst Activities Fund/ Attention: Activities Director. 

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the First United Presbyterian Church Chapel in Belleville, with Pastor Rob Dyer officiating. Interment will be in St. John’s Cemetery near Dongola at 3:30 p.m.

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