Colin Lee Lovette died at his home on November 17, 2018. He was born on July 8, 1944 in Richmond County to Edker and Marie Lovette and resided in Raeford. He loved God, his family and his country. He was an ordained deacon with Pittman Grove Baptist Church and a servant of his savior Jesus Christ. For much of his life he worked at Burlington Industries and Rockwell International as a skilled mechanic, and his expertise was vital to business operations. He also enjoyed fishing, gardening, taking care of his family and singing gospel music.
He is preceded in death by his sister Paula Zaring. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Bobbie (Daniels) Lovette; his children, Michael Lovette (Denise) of Slidell, Louisiana, Steve Lovette (Jessica) of Charleston, South Carolina, Julie Saunders (Drake) of Raeford, and Robert "Chris" Lovette (Jennifer) of Salisbury; brothers, Tommie Lovette (Shelby) of Deland, Florida, and Charles Lovette (Frances) of Inverness, Florida; his sister, Linda Pittman (Barry) of Raeford; 10 grandchildren, Megan Tillis (Gregory) of Columbus, Georgia, Justin Spencer of Raeford, SSG Cameron Lovette (Emily) of El Paso, Texas, SSG Jhonathan Spencer (Schani) of Raeford, Michael Lovette Jr. (Vivian) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, SPC Seth Lovette of Charleston, South Carolina, SGT Christopher Saunders of Hawaii, SSG Joshua Lupo (Marivel) of Columbus, Georgia, SrA Mitchell Wilson of Charleston, South Carolina, and Lilian Lovette of Wilmington; and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Pittman Grove Baptist Church, with the funeral following at 2 p.m.
Condolences to the family may be made at www.crumplerfuneralhome.com