Lena Mae Martin Harrelson Lovelace

Reidsville: Lena Mae Martin Harrelson Lovelace, 85, of 515 Triangle Road, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, Monday, June 9, 2008 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2008, at 2:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. Lovelace was a native of Rockingham County and was born to the late James Henry and Della Smithey Martin. She was a faithful homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Lena was a wonderful cook and was known as a mother to all because of her compassion for helping others. Mrs. Lovelace’s love for her family was evident by her passionate commitment to being a homemaker. She loved to go and listen to Bluegrass music and finally and most importantly, Mrs. Lovelace was a phenomenal mother and grandmother. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Harry Harrelson of 54 years and Raymond Lovelace of 2 years; grand-daughter, Tammie H. Blackwell, and sisters Pauline Wilson and Irene Jordan. Mrs. Lovelace is survived by her son, Harry Lee Harrelson and wife, Betty of Reidsville; grandchildren, Timmie Harrelson and wife, Alison and Amy Jacobs and husband, Tim; great-grandchildren, Jason Blackwell and wife Ashley, Amber Harrelson and fiancé Craig Brown, Ashlie Harrelson, Kassi Jacobs and Dalton Jacobs; great-great-grandchild, Jacob Blackwell; several nieces and nephews; special friends, Sharlene Benfield and husband, Charles; and a very special friend, Robert Johnson; The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 from 6 to 8 PM and other times at her son’s home, 181 Reid Lake Rd, Reidsville. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.wilkersonfuneral.com