Ouachita-Lincoln County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....LOVETT, JERRY February 8, 2009
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News Star World - February 10, 2009
JERRY "COACH" LOVETT

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA

Funeral services for Jerry "Coach" Lovett, 78 of Calhoun, LA will be held at 
2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at First Baptist Church Calhoun, LA. 
Rev. Neil Everett, Rev. Dub Massey, Rev. Hugh Diffey, and Rev. Ricky Nolan 
will be officiating. Interment to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 
Calhoun, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.

Mr. Lovett was born July 17, 1930 in Middletown, Indiana and passed away 
February 8, 2009 in West Monroe, LA.

As a young man Coach received a basketball scholarship to Louisiana Tech, he 
also played baseball while attending Tech. After graduating from Tech he went 
on and received his master degree from Northwestern State. Coach served in the 
United States Army, while enrolled he participated with the U. S. Army 
basketball team. Once his military duties were up he moved to Calhoun and went 
to work with Ouachita Parish School System as coach and teacher at Calhoun 
High School. Coach touched many young lives in the 31 years of teaching and 
coaching. He was inducted into Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame and L. S. 
H.A.A. Hall of Fame. He was also named Louisiana's Mr. Basketball and one of 
Coach's proudest moments was when the old Calhoun gym was named Lovett 
Gymnasium. Coach was a member of Calhoun First Baptist Church for 52 years and 
served as a deacon. His faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that 
message to people and students will always be remembered. Coach was a people 
person if you didn't know him prior to meeting him you would know him before 
he left you. Pops as he was known by his grandchildren was an avid fisherman 
and loved his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ross and Sarah Lovett; two brothers, 
Harold Lovett and Woodrow Lovett, a sister, Florence Bronnenberg.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Joyce Williamson Lovett; 3 children; 
Jerry Lee Lovett, Jr. and wife Amelia, Julie Aswell and husband Werner, Lori 
Barr and husband Gary; brother, Clayton Lovett and wife JoAnn; sister, 
Christina Markle; grandchildren; Emily Housley and husband Jeffrey, Wesley 
Lovett, Taylor Aswell, Kari Aswell, Garrison Barr, Claire Barr, Ethan Barr and 
Jack Barr, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be James Futrell, Paul Thompson, Richard Mitchell, Richard 
Puckett, Arlon Terrell, Randy Wilbanks, Bill Moore and Peyton Johnson.

Honorary pallbearers Larry Massey, Dick Hancock, Harry Brown, Johnny Pace, 
Dolan Jackson, Richard Campbell, Bob Jiles and Deacons of First Baptist 
Church, Willard Futrell Sunday School Class, Fellow Members Gideon 
International and former ballplayers and students.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Calhoun Building Fund, 
Gideons International or Autism Society of America.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday and Noon until 
service time Wednesday at the church.

Special thanks to Dr. Coy Gammage, his nurse Shelia and his office staff, Dr. 
McIntyre, 4 North and ICU at Glenwood for their care during Coach's illness.

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