Mrs. Julia Richardson Lovett

Mrs. Julia Ann Richardson Lovett, lovingly referred to by her family as Judy, was the eighth of nine children born to Reverend Edward and Mrs. Gussie Richardson, Sr. in Madison, Florida. She was born on October 23, 1938. She was called to eternal rest on Saturday, September 23, 2023, after a short span of illness at the Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She spent her early years in Miami, Florida, where she was also baptized. Mrs. Lovett’s life has been characterized by her unselfish acts towards mankind starting at the young age of six when she would visit the sick and shut-in with her father. Mrs. Lovett knew at that young age that she had a passion for nursing. In 1959, she met the eternal love of her life, Larrie M. Lovett, Sr. They were united in holy matrimony on August 26, 1962. Together they share six children: Burl Lovett (deceased), Belinda Lovett-Glenn, Darryl Lovett, Sr., Larrie M. Lovett, II, Christy Lovett, and Sheila Lovett. Mrs. Lovett attended Alabama A&M University; there she majored in Business Administration. She attended Northwestern Vocational School, Miami, Florida and graduated as a licensed practical nurse. At Miami-Dade Junior College, Miami, Florida, she continued her studies and received an Associate Degree in Science in Nursing. As a Registered Nurse her career extended across many hospitals and areas of healthcare. One of her many accomplishments was being the first nurse appointed to the Miles College staff in Birmingham, Alabama, tasked with the organization of the College’s first student health center in 1971. Most of her nursing career was in Home Healthcare. Throughout her career, Mrs. Lovett took on many administrative roles culminating in her role as the Peer Review Manager and Acting Bureau Chief for the Office of the Inspector General for the State of Illinois’ Department of Healthcare and Family Services. After more than 50 years of service, Mrs. Lovett retired and relocated to Atlanta, GA where she spent the remainder of her years. The church of her youth and young adult life, was the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Brownsville, in Miami, Florida where her father pastored. She credits this church for nurturing and developing her spiritual walk with God. Throughout her Christian journey, Mrs. Lovett has also been an active and vibrant member of several churches including Lily Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama, and the Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Chicago, IL. At the time of her passing she was a member of Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church (House of Hope Atlanta) under the pastoral leadership of Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Jr. Mrs. Lovett has served in many ministries and auxiliaries, including as a choir member and keynote speaker. After she moved to Chicago, IL, and joined the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church where her husband served as Chairman of the Deacon Board for twenty years, she served as President of the Deaconess Ministry and President of the Rainbow Circle Mission. Mrs. Lovett attributes her life and accomplishments to the fact that she is a child of God. Those of us who know and love her, know this claim to be true. She was preceded in death by both parents, her eight siblings, her son Burl and his wife Sharon, her great-granddaughter Nyla McWhorter, four brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law. She leaves to cherish her loving memory her husband, Larrie; children: Belinda (Steve), Darryl, Larrie II (Andrea), Christy, and Sheila; fifteen grandchildren: Catreena, Nikia, Steve (Keisha), Courtney M., Stephanie, Courtney R. (Kenneth), Steven, Larrie III, Sharee (Muda), Darryl Jr., Shadara, Bryan, Andre, Melissa, Kaidyn; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren; one brother-in-law, Adolph (Jean), and four sisters-in-law, Diane, Gabrielle, Celeste, and Betty; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, god-children, and other relatives and loving friends.

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Mrs. Julia Richardson Lovett

October 23, 1938 - September 23, 2023