Gertrue Pollard Lovell

GERTRUE RIALES POLLARD LOVELL, age 96 of Little Rock died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in Owasso, Okla. She was born October 19, 1918 in Clark County Arkansas to Rev Hiram C. Riales and Alice Virginia (Fulton) Riales. She was married December 24, 1938 to Frank Jefferson Pollard, who passed away in 1965. She married Buel Lovell in October, 1972. She lived in Arkadelphia, Hot Springs and Little Rock and worked for the Retirement Division of the State of Arkansas, retiring after 30 years of service. She was active during her working years in the Business and Professional Women's organization in Little Rock. She loved flowers and was busy with her flowers and gardening for many years. She moved to the Baptist Village Independent Living Retirement Center in Owasso, Oklahoma in 2000 to be near her only child, Ann. She professed faith in Jesus Christ at an early age and was a long time member of South Highland Baptist Church and then Geyer Springs Baptist Church in Little Rock where she loved to sing in the choir and participated in the ukelele band. She was always active in her Sunday School classes card, visitation and meals ministries. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Frank Jefferson Pollard (1965); husband Buell Lovell (1999); sister, Annie B. Buck Jones; nephew Lewis Edward Buck; step-children, Buel Dean Barlow, Midge Davis, and Joe Lovell; great-grandson, Cade Randal Crenshaw; and step-granddaughter, Terri Davis. Mrs. Lovell is survived by her daughter, Ann Pollard Ridgell (Bob) and grandson, Kevin of Collinsville, Okla.; granddaughter, Krista Ridgell Crenshaw (Bruce) of Burleson, Texas; great-grandchildren: Karis Crenshaw and Kale Crenshaw of Burleson, Texas; niece: Dorthy Buck; great-niece, Cheryl Stafford and great-nephew, Ronnie Buck; step-grandchildren: Sharon Lovell Glenn, Keith Lovell, Kelly Long and Bill Barlow; and many nephews, nieces, great-nephews, great-nieces and step-great-grandchildren. She leaves a priceless heritage as a godly wife, caring and influential mother, grandmother and friend to so many who will miss her deeply. Mrs. Lovell's funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 31, with visitation at 10 a.m. til service time at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Burial will be at Richland cemetery. Sign the online guest book at www.ruggleswilcox.com.