JOEY LOVERING

Joseph Lemuel, “Joey”, Lovering, age 64, of Donalsonville, GA passed away Thursday evening, March 24, 2022 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Lovering will be held on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home with Rev. John Crisp and Rev. Perry Hearn officiating. Interment will follow in Friendship Memorial Gardens with Vic Stuart, Keith Bowen, Mark Hawkins, Wayne Pointevant, Alan Hutchins, Hank Pumphrey, Mike Middleton, and Shelby Parr serving as active pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 10:00 AM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Local Missions Fund at Rocky Ridge Baptist Church 1288 Hwy 39 North Donalsonville, GA 39845. Mr. Lovering was born in Donalsonville, GA on December 2, 1957 to Lemuel Ben and Sarah Barber Lovering. He graduated from Miller County High School in 1975 and retired from Georgia Pacific as a powerhouse foreman after working there for 40 years. Joey loved his family; his grandbabies were his heart. He was a very patriotic individual and enjoyed the outdoors. Joey loved people, he had a big heart and would do anything for anyone. The Wednesday morning Men’s Prayer Breakfast at Big Jim’s had become one of Joey’s favorite times of the week. He was an active member of Rocky Ridge Baptist Church, and as much as he loved people, he loved the Lord more and he loved the Lord first before anything else. Joey was an inspiration and encouragement to so many people. Mr. Lovering leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Karen Wells Lovering of Donalsonville, GA; his children, Kevin Lovering and Brandi of Iron City, GA and Mandy Lovering of Donalsonville, GA; his grandchildren, Addy and Reagan Lovering of Iron City, GA; and his sister, Charlotte Atkinson of Bainbridge, GA. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lemuel Ben and Sarah Barber Lovering; his grandparents, Lennis and Naomi Lovering; and his sister, Dana Cook.