John Verena Lovelady

Funeral services for John Verena Lovelady, 87, will be Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 9891 Texas Hwy., Many, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A burial will follow the service at Beulah Baptist Cemetery, 31725 Hwy 191, Many, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Brother Kenneth Leach.

John was born on July 17, 1937 to John Henry Lovelady and Minnie Bass Lovelady in Sabine Parish, Louisiana and passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

John was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Lovelady; parents, John and Minnie Lovelady; sisters, Bernice Rogers (Bob), Bertha Oliver (Franklin), Estelle Brown (Bill), Eliza Melancon-Rogers (Lynn and Jr.), Virgie Evans ( George), Hazel Crouch (J.D.), Inez Knopp (Arthur), Rosemary King (Tommy), and Roma Jean Crouch (Ivan); and brother-in-law, J.C. Hippler. He is survived by his daughter, Donna Lovelady of Austin, Texas; son, Stoney Lovelady of Austin, Texas; stepsons, Ricky Lehr of Oklahoma and Chris Lehr of Zwolle, Louisiana; sister, Jewel Hippler of Longview, Texas; 1 granddaughter; a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; and special caregiver, Libby McGaha.

Honoring John as pallbearers will be Dennis Franz, Jamie Baker, Tim King, Zee Sepulvado, Joey Brown, and Richard Lee.

Services and care were provided to the family by Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Many, Louisiana.