Evelyn Clark Lovelady, born March 3, 1913 in Celina, Texas Died March 27, 2004 One Tough Package For 52 on her very best day and never over 112 pounds, Evelyn Clark Lovelady was the toughest human being I have ever met. She had a devoted husband, John Horace Lovelady (deceased in 1996), the love of her life. Two sons, John Allan Lovelady and Gary Lynn Lovelady survive her full, productive life. She is further survived by her grandson, Bryan Lovelady and her granddaughter, Cheryl Anderson along with four great-grandchildren. She was a cancer survivor from the 1950s and endured many of lifes challenges with strength and determination. Born and raised on a cotton farm, of a quarter section purchased from the XIT ranch, in mule power days, she exemplified the pioneer spirit of success being an understood result. Surely, through hard work anything could be accomplished. She passed those beliefs on to her sons and all people that she knew. Evelyn Lovelady was a Christian and along with her family attended the Congress Avenue Baptist Church and others throughout her life. Her father, Edward Clark (Papa) raised his children spiritually along with his wife, Minnie Malone Clark. My mother and my family have been very fortunate to have had a father and a mother raise each child in the way they saw fit. I am certain that my mothers prayer would be that each child, at almost any effort, be afforded the same opportunities that were presented to her by her father and mother. In kind, she afforded those opportunities to her children. A job well done. Thank You, Mother. She married John H. Lovelady while he was attending the University of Texas and helped run a boarding house for UT students with his parents to make ends meet while John graduated from the University. John Lovelady was a teacher and school administrator, and she followed him from Blessing to Port Lavaca to El Paso, Austin and finally San Marcos in retirement. She worked for a while before her children were born and worked at Pleasant Hill Elementary School as the school secretary while her children grew up in Austin. In retirement, it seemed my parents grew even closer. Always a striking woman in looks, John thought she got better looking every day. I am certain that she was beautiful to the end and delighted in being so her last day. It was a family desire to take care of John and Evelyn without the use of a nursing home, if possible. With the help of Stella Villalpando and Lena Mendoza, of San Marcos, it was accomplished. Thanks to both of you and many others, including the Greater San Marcos Senior Citizens Center from the Lovelady family. To all her friends at Texas State Teachers Association and elsewhere, we say thanks and Mother bids a farewell. Gary Lovelady, on behalf of the Lovelady family. The family will receive friends from 6:00 8:00 P.M. on Friday, April 2, 2004 at Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Memorial Hill Cemetery, Pflugerville, TX. Arrangements by Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home, 2620 S. Congress, Austin, 442-1446. You may view memorials at www.wcfish.com.
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