1935-2021
Janis Lovell was born on February 9, 1935, in Thomas, Oklahoma and passed away from natural causes Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the age of 85.
Viewing currently is at Lockstone Funeral Home in Weatherford, and will continue through 11 a.m. Monday. Masks are encouraged. A formal celebration of her life will be at a later date due to COVID-19 concerns. A small private graveside service will take place 2 p.m. Monday, January 18, at Oak View Cemetery in Lovell, where she will be buried next to her late husband, Dr. James Lovell.
Janis was raised on a farm north of Weatherford and graduated from Weatherford High School in 1953. She married the love of her life James Frederick Lovell in 1954, and graduated from Oklahoma A&M College in the field of Home Economics in 1956.
She received her Master’s Degree in 1964 from Kansas State University. She and James moved to Weatherford where she taught Home Economics at SWOSU. Later, she received a Doctorate from Texas Tech University.
Janis was a life-long member of the First United Methodist Church in Weatherford. She was active in her community and the Weatherford PEO chapter. She and Jim were instrumental in the dream and building of the Heartland of America Museum in Weatherford.
She was a dedicated wife and mother, raising four children while working and helping maintain the family farm just one mile north of town. Nothing mattered more to her than her family. She was always classy, intelligent, organized, and dedicated. She was a role model and cared deeply about her community and a multitude of friends.
Survivors include: her son, Ralph Lovell [Debbie], of Katy, Texas, and their two children, Amy Gremillion [Charlie] and Tim Lovell [Tiffany]; Randall Lovell [Susan], of Martinsburg, West Virginia, and their four children, Sarah Soliman, Becky Campos [Alex], Stephen Lovell and Wes Lovell; Rhonda Lovell [Will Yearian], of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and children Celia McDonald [Mason], Carly Carbine [Kevin] and Lauren Yearian; and Diane Lovell, of College Station, Texas, and children Josh, Elizabeth, and Macy; great grandchildren, Noah and McKenzie Lovell, Chase, Connor, and Cody Gremillion, James, Emilia, and Cohen Carbine, Edith McDonald, and Raychelle Peters; sister-in-law, Jewrell Crall and her nephews Ed [Debbie] and Les [Laurie] Crall; and sister-in-law Opal Crall.
Janis is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, Ralph and Lura Crall, and her brother, Lamar Crall.
The family wishes to thank the Corn Heritage Village nursing home in Corn and Weatherford and Vicki Roof for their outstanding care of Janis.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks people to contribute to Heartland of America Heritage Museum, www.Oklahomaheartlandmuseum.com, or to the First United Methodist Church (Weatherford) at fumcmethodistok.org.