George Holmes Lovelace was born on October 27, 1919 in Brown County to George Thomas and Katie Sandol (Martin) Lovelace. He attended Woodland Heights and Indian Creek schools before graduating from Buffalo High School in 1939. He went to work for the US Army Corps of Engineers in the construction of Camp Bowie. He also worked for Crystal Ice. He was married to Ila Mae Damron of Blanket on September 11, 1943. In that same year, they moved to Irving where he went to work for Sperry Rand Corporation. He was a member of the Zephyr United Methodist Church. He was a Boy Scout leader while living in Irving and an excellent guitar player. He and friends and relatives played for many area nursing homes. He was known for his carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical skills. He came from a time when you had to fix things instead of replacing them. He retired to Blanket in 1988 and fulfilled his dream of being a farmer. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and uncle. He loved family.
George Holmes Lovelace was born on October 27, 1919 in Brown County to George Thomas and Katie Sandol (Martin) Lovelace. He attended Woodland Heights and Indian Creek schools before graduating from Buffalo High School in 1939. He went to work for the US Army Corps of Engineers in the construction of Camp Bowie. He also worked for Crystal Ice. He was married to Ila Mae Damron of Blanket on September 11, 1943. In that same year, they moved to Irving where he went to work for Sperry Rand Corporation. He was a member of the Zephyr United Methodist Church. He was a Boy Scout leader while living in Irving and an excellent guitar player. He and friends and relatives played for many area nursing homes. He was known for his carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical skills. He came from a time when you had to fix things instead of replacing them. He retired to Blanket in 1988 and fulfilled his dream of being a farmer. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and uncle. He loved family.
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