Billy Lovin

Memorial services for Billy Lee Lovin, 90, of Ada are 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2025 at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Rev. Dean Stone and Rev. Steve Wilburn will officiate.

Mr. Lovin passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at his home.  He was born March 9, 1934, in Albion, OK to William Clarence and Geraldine Anita Cole Lovin.

Bill or Papa as he was known to most started his working days at the age of 8 years working for a dairy and farm. He continued to work most of his life including working at Evergreen Mills. He was laid off from there & he took his bride and young daughter to California where he started working for G. McNew companies. He worked there for 42 years, originally, he was employed as a stocker in California with them at JJ Newberry's. He continued his employment working up to be in various district and regional manager positions. Throughout the years he often coached youth softball teams and co-ed softball teams and did Little Britches rodeo. After his retirement he moved to El Paso where he took a position with Chico Arts. He later returned to Newberry's before finally retiring in 1994 & moving to Roff. He took a position opening The Good Book store and running the Ladybug Ranch. He later retired from there & went to work for Randy Davidson managing his cattle. When his great-grandson Jaxon was in first grade, he took him on a field trip to the Cornerstone Kids Ranch where he became friends with Dean Stone and started his adventure driving a tractor during the Kids Ranch & the Pumpkin Patch. This continued for many years until two years ago in 2023 when he retired again at the age of 88 after 13 years.

Survivors include his two daughters, Sandi Lawrence and husband Phill of Ada and Kathi Lovin-Harwood of Ada; two brothers, Ted Lovin of Cushing and Tim Lovin and Teresa of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Helen Waller of Checotah and Jerry Lovin of Ada; six grandchildren, Jennifer Pogue and husband Charlie of Ada, Jason Lawrence and wife Susan of Oklahoma City, Kortni Perry and husband Waylon of Ada, Paula Christian and husband Jason of Stonewall, Cole Harwood of Ada, and Chase Lawrence and wife Amanda of Yukon; eight great grandchildren, Tyler Pogue & wife Shae, Victoria Pogue, Chance Perry, Camren Christian & wife Tori, Jaxon Perry, Cooper Christian & fiancé Leslie Daniel, Ryder Perry, Catie Lawrence ; three great great grandchildren, Eli Pogue, Garett Burris, Raelee Pogue, and another arriving this summer.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two brothers, Melvin Lovin and Glen Lovin, Sr.; six sisters, Mary Ida Guinn, Jane Borthick, Norma June Moberly, Carolyn Birth, Virginia Stephens, and JoAnn McCarty.