Joe, who grew up at Weller and went to high school in Lovilia graduating in the class of 1954, recently celebrated his 75h birthday. Family and friends helped him celebrate his big day. He currently lives in Bentondorf, Iowa. Congrats Joe!
Blood Bank did a Blood Draw at Lovilia on Monday
One family from Lovilia has four donors. Does any other family have more? I think it is great that they participate in such large numbers! This is Bob, Loita, Sadie(she is married but of course still their daughter), and Katie Williams.
As an aside, their son Christian has moved to Pella where he works at VerMeers. We miss you here at Lovilia but wish you well in your new place!
Lovilia Family Has Artists, Poets, and Photographers
Emily Plum who grew up in rural Lovilia the daughter of Joe Plum and Juana Plum, after receiving a bachelors degree at Central College in Pella and a masters of fine arts degree at Ames, Iowa is a very creative writer and artist. To learn more read through her blog Emilylupitastudio.com. She has paintings, prints, jewelry, etc. with unique designs that show the influence of her world travels and her long visits to Mexico and Japan. She now resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband.
Her brother, Asa, has a degree from Ames, Ia. also. He lives in Arizona with his wife and daughter and has a career as an architect. He has a special interest in photography and you can see his work at studioasap.com. The photos are composed with an artist’s eye. He likes to capture the details of architecture and he has some beautiful landscape photos too.
Their father, Joe Plum, is a poet and his works can be found on joeplum.com. He has had poetry books published and performs at poetry readings. Joe still lives in rural Lovilia area.
Juana, (Jane), now lives in Oskaloosa and works at Clow mfg. in the safety dept. The kids artistic eye comes from her it is clear to see. Her love is painting in water colors or acrylics. One subject is her specialty and that is the detail closeups of flowers. She will make a custom piece for you too. You can contact her at juanaswatercolors.com.