Frances Dykes Lovett, 88, died Saturday, June 22, 2014, at The Bridge at Bay Saint Joseph in Port St. Joe, Fla. She was born Jan. 18, 1926, to Josh S. and Nina Dykes in Holmes County, Fla. On July 4, 1942, she married Joel Byron Lovett, deceased. The pair, married for 63 years, lived in Port St. Joe from 1946 to 1977 before retiring to their farm in Washington County. Survivors include two children and their spouses, J. Howard Lovett and Penny Webb Lovett, and Paula Lovett Waller and Herschel Tucker (H.T.) Waller, Jr., all of Panama City, Fla.; a sister, Dorothy Haddock, and a brother, Charles Lewis, both of Washington County, Fla., and a sister, Mary Lou Stripling, of DeRidder, La.; four grandchildren, Van Lovett (Grace) of Tallahassee, Fla., India Waller Witte (David) of Tampa, Fla., Valerie Lovett Sale (Blair) of Panama City, Fla., and Ashley Waller of Panama City, Fla.; and four great-grandchildren, Jack and Abby Lovett and Ingalls and Tucker Witte. Preceding her in death were one brother, Herbert Dykes, and two sisters, Minnie Lee Lovett and Patricia Lewis.
Family will receive friends for visitation Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. with funeral services beginning at 11:00 A.M. at Bonnett Pond Church with the Rev. Ricky Lovett officiating with burial immediately following in the church cemetery. Funeral arrangements will be coordinated by Brown's Funeral Home of Chipley, Fla.