Lucile’s funeral was at St. Peter’s church on May 4th and burial was at St. Peter’s cemetery in Lovilia, Iowa.
Lucile was the daughter of Matthew C. Wright and Evangeline L. Johnson Wright. She graduated from Lovilia High School where she had been a star basketball player.
May 1946 she married Edward Joseph Flahive. She was a secretary for the school system and worked many years there at the Lovilia elementary building where she enjoyed the children very much.
She has one son, Joe and his wife ,Wanda, of Lovilia. She has two daughters: Denise and husband Larry Blunt of Waco, Texas; and Deana and her husband David Mahedy of West Des Moines. She has ten grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. Also surviving are her brother, Harold Wright and sister Lillian Lennie.
Lucile is preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughters (Diane and Donna), her sisters Arlene and Dorothy, her brother Virgil and her special friend Byron VerSteegh.
All City Yard Sales Today and St. Peter’s Bake Sale
The town was hopping with yard sale shoppers from opening at 8 a.m. until noonish. I tried to shop them all and spent $5.55 of my $6 allowance. I was pleased with my finds and more so the fun of chatting with all the Lovilia folks and out of town shoppers. I met some neighbors who moved away and came back to help family members with the sales and caught up on family news. Also found several items to repurpose into new items by way of my sewing machine. It is a fun time. Every year it is the first Saturday of May. Come join the fun next year!
New House placed for Larry and Beth Shelford
It was placed directly behind their old house. Future plans are to remove the older structure at 2302 E Avenue North.
Town is Deluged in Roofing Contractors and Insurance Adjusters.
Due to the mighty hail storm that blew and battered us three weekends ago, we are seeing many insurance fellas and then following them roofers to redo many roofs in town. Also as the West wind drove the hail it damaged a lot of siding on the west side of houses and that is being replaced. Many cars sitting in driveways were dented too and I know of one who had their windshield broken as well. Even with all the damage we were spared the tornado devastation of counties west of us.
New store front down town
Bricks were falling out of the face of the old store just north of today’s city hall. Owners Ken and Brenda Chilton put a metal siding facing over the brick this week. That should stop the “sky from falling” of any loose bricks on walkers below. That is one thing Lovilians are good at-walking. We have many faithful walkers each day who go to get the mail or just amble about the town.