Gale L Lovelady's Obituary
Gale Lee Lovelady
CSX
Lakeland – Gale Lee Lovelady, 68, died Feb. 3, 2018. Gale
was born in Christopher, IL on Nov. 5, 1949 to the late
Perry A. and Geneva M. Lovelady. The family moved to Florida
in 1959 and he graduated from Kathleen High School. He was
employed by CSX for 37.5 years. Gale loved to camp, mow,
race and pull tractors. Gale is survived by his wife of 18
years, Chris Lovelady; siblings, Perry (Donna) Lovelady,
Brenda (Jack) Evans, Elda (Ted) Roach; children, Trish (Doug)
Fields, John (Catrina) Lovelady, James (Nicole) Lovelady;
step daughters Michelle (Kevin) Hotchkiss, Melissa Mumbauer;
grandchildren, Johnny, Shane, Julia, Emma, Abigail, Jacob,
Morgan, Hunter, Madison, Holden, Erin and Samuel.
Visitation will be Sat. Feb 10, 2018 from 10-12 pm, service
will follow at 12 pm at Victory Church Chapel. Interment will
be at Gentry Morrison Serenity Gardens, 3350 Mall Hill Dr,
Lakeland, Fl 33810.
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