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Orvetta Vivian <I>Smith</I> Lovett

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Orvetta Vivian Smith Lovett

Birth
Mackinaw, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Death
15 Aug 1954 (aged 39)
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.6510132, Longitude: -91.4985192
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F 113/4
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The Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City, Iowa
Monday, August 16, 1954
Page 9, Column 4

DEATH TAKES MRS. LOVETT

Funeral Services For Iowa Citian Set Tuesday Afternoon

Mrs. Orvetta V. Lovett, 39, wife of Dr. Duane W. Lovett, of 1713 East Court street, died at 4:10 p. m. Sunday at University hospital, following a brief illness. Death was attributed to acute encephalitis.

Mrs. Lovett was the former Orvetta Smith, born August 7, 1915, at Mackinaw, Ill., the daughter of P. F. and Adelia Looney Smith. Moving with her parents to Winterset at the age of two years, she spent much of her childhood with an aunt, Mrs. John Beard.

Her marriage to Doctor Lovett took place August 8, 1937, and the couple had resided in Iowa City since that time. Mrs. Lovett was a lifelong and active member of the Methodist church. She also was a member of the Iowa City Craft Guild.

Surviving are her husband; a son, Charles Dean, and a daughter, Marcia Anne, at home; her father P. F. Smith; her mother, Mrs. Adelia Beard, Zimmerman, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Reed, Kevil, Ky., and Gladys Beard, Princeton, Minn.; five brothers, Leo Smith, Princeton, Ill., Earl Beard, Zimmerman, Minn., Guy Beard, Winterset, Eldon Beard, Elk River, Minn., and Marvin Beard, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Beckman’s, with the Rev. Robert R. Sanks of the First Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens.

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, August 18, 1954
Page 2, Column 4

FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT IOWA CITY

Mrs. Orvetta V. Lovett, 39, wife of Dr. Duane W. Lovett, of 1713 East Court Street, died at 4:10 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital, following a brief illiness. Death was attributed to acute encephalitis.

Mrs. Lovett was the former Orvetta Smith, born August 7, 1915, at Mackinaw, Illinois, the daughter of P. F. and Adelia Looney Smith. Moving with her parents to Winterset at the age of two years, she spent much of her childhood with an aunt, Mrs. John Beard. She graduated from the Winterset High School in 1935 and was employed at Montross Pharmacy until her marriage.

Her marriage to Doctor Lovett took place August 8, 1937, and the couple had resided in Iowa City since that time. Mrs. Lovett was a lifelong and active member of the Methodist church. She also was a member of the Iowa City Craft Guild.

Surviving are her husband; a son, Charles Dean 13, and a daughter, Marcia Anne 6, at home; her father, P. F. Smith; her mother, Mrs. Adelia Beard, Zimmerman, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Reed. Kevil, KY., and Gladys Beard, Princeton, Minn.; five brothers, Leo Smith, Princeton, Ill., Earl Beard, Zimmerman, Minn., Guy Beard, Winterset, Eldon Beard, Elk River, Minn., and Marvin Beard, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Beckman funeral home with the Rev. Robert R. Sanks of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
These two obits were from Contributor: Eileen Reed (50182572), and thanks also for the middle name and parent links.

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
August 18, 1954; p. 2

FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT IOWA CITY

Mrs. Orvetta V. Lovett, 39, wife of Dr. Duane W. Lovett of Iowa City, died at the University Hospital in Iowa City, Sunday, following a brief illness. Death was attributed to acute encephalitis.

Mrs. Lovett was the former Orvetta Smith born August 7, 1915, at Mackinaw, Illinois, the daughter of P. F. and Adelia Looney Smith. Moving with her parents to Winterset at the age of two years, she spent much of her childhood with an aunt, Mrs. John Beard. She graduated from the Winterset high school in 1935 and was employed at Montross Pharmacy until her marriage.

Her marriage to Doctor Lovett took place August 8, 1937 and the couple had resided in Iowa City since that time. Mrs. Lovett was a lifelong and active member of the Methodist church.

Surviving besides her husband, a son, Charles Dean, 13 and a daughter Marcia Ann, 6, at home; her father, P. F. Smith, her mother. Mrs. Adelia Beard, Zimmerman, Minn; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Reed, Kevil, Kentucky and Gladys Beard, Princeton, Minnesota; five brothers, Leo Smith, Peoria, Illinois, Earl Beard, Zimmerman, Minn., Guy Beard, Winterset, Eldon Beard, Elk River, Minn., and Marvin Beard of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Funeral services were Tuesday afternoon at Beckman's funeral home with Rev. Robert R. Sanks of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in the Memory Gardens in Iowa City.
[Thanks to contributor #47181532 for the obituary, maiden name and mother link.]
The Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City, Iowa
Monday, August 16, 1954
Page 9, Column 4

DEATH TAKES MRS. LOVETT

Funeral Services For Iowa Citian Set Tuesday Afternoon

Mrs. Orvetta V. Lovett, 39, wife of Dr. Duane W. Lovett, of 1713 East Court street, died at 4:10 p. m. Sunday at University hospital, following a brief illness. Death was attributed to acute encephalitis.

Mrs. Lovett was the former Orvetta Smith, born August 7, 1915, at Mackinaw, Ill., the daughter of P. F. and Adelia Looney Smith. Moving with her parents to Winterset at the age of two years, she spent much of her childhood with an aunt, Mrs. John Beard.

Her marriage to Doctor Lovett took place August 8, 1937, and the couple had resided in Iowa City since that time. Mrs. Lovett was a lifelong and active member of the Methodist church. She also was a member of the Iowa City Craft Guild.

Surviving are her husband; a son, Charles Dean, and a daughter, Marcia Anne, at home; her father P. F. Smith; her mother, Mrs. Adelia Beard, Zimmerman, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Reed, Kevil, Ky., and Gladys Beard, Princeton, Minn.; five brothers, Leo Smith, Princeton, Ill., Earl Beard, Zimmerman, Minn., Guy Beard, Winterset, Eldon Beard, Elk River, Minn., and Marvin Beard, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Beckman’s, with the Rev. Robert R. Sanks of the First Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens.

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, August 18, 1954
Page 2, Column 4

FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT IOWA CITY

Mrs. Orvetta V. Lovett, 39, wife of Dr. Duane W. Lovett, of 1713 East Court Street, died at 4:10 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital, following a brief illiness. Death was attributed to acute encephalitis.

Mrs. Lovett was the former Orvetta Smith, born August 7, 1915, at Mackinaw, Illinois, the daughter of P. F. and Adelia Looney Smith. Moving with her parents to Winterset at the age of two years, she spent much of her childhood with an aunt, Mrs. John Beard. She graduated from the Winterset High School in 1935 and was employed at Montross Pharmacy until her marriage.

Her marriage to Doctor Lovett took place August 8, 1937, and the couple had resided in Iowa City since that time. Mrs. Lovett was a lifelong and active member of the Methodist church. She also was a member of the Iowa City Craft Guild.

Surviving are her husband; a son, Charles Dean 13, and a daughter, Marcia Anne 6, at home; her father, P. F. Smith; her mother, Mrs. Adelia Beard, Zimmerman, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Reed. Kevil, KY., and Gladys Beard, Princeton, Minn.; five brothers, Leo Smith, Princeton, Ill., Earl Beard, Zimmerman, Minn., Guy Beard, Winterset, Eldon Beard, Elk River, Minn., and Marvin Beard, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Beckman funeral home with the Rev. Robert R. Sanks of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
These two obits were from Contributor: Eileen Reed (50182572), and thanks also for the middle name and parent links.

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
August 18, 1954; p. 2

FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT IOWA CITY

Mrs. Orvetta V. Lovett, 39, wife of Dr. Duane W. Lovett of Iowa City, died at the University Hospital in Iowa City, Sunday, following a brief illness. Death was attributed to acute encephalitis.

Mrs. Lovett was the former Orvetta Smith born August 7, 1915, at Mackinaw, Illinois, the daughter of P. F. and Adelia Looney Smith. Moving with her parents to Winterset at the age of two years, she spent much of her childhood with an aunt, Mrs. John Beard. She graduated from the Winterset high school in 1935 and was employed at Montross Pharmacy until her marriage.

Her marriage to Doctor Lovett took place August 8, 1937 and the couple had resided in Iowa City since that time. Mrs. Lovett was a lifelong and active member of the Methodist church.

Surviving besides her husband, a son, Charles Dean, 13 and a daughter Marcia Ann, 6, at home; her father, P. F. Smith, her mother. Mrs. Adelia Beard, Zimmerman, Minn; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Reed, Kevil, Kentucky and Gladys Beard, Princeton, Minnesota; five brothers, Leo Smith, Peoria, Illinois, Earl Beard, Zimmerman, Minn., Guy Beard, Winterset, Eldon Beard, Elk River, Minn., and Marvin Beard of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Funeral services were Tuesday afternoon at Beckman's funeral home with Rev. Robert R. Sanks of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in the Memory Gardens in Iowa City.
[Thanks to contributor #47181532 for the obituary, maiden name and mother link.]


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92539684/orvetta_vivian-lovett: accessed ), memorial page for Orvetta Vivian Smith Lovett (7 Aug 1915–15 Aug 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92539684, citing Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Sue (contributor 47214540).