Evelyn Lovell

Evelyn Chandler Lovell, of Gate City, went to be with the Lord (Sunday January 17th, 2016) at Wexford House. Evelyn worked in her early years at Carmines Restaurant in Big Stone Gap, Spangler Candy Company in Bryan Ohio, Bryan Hospital in Bryan Ohio and handicap children at Goodwill in Kingsport. She was a great homemaker, a loving wife to the late T.J. Lovell, a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her mother, Margie Wells Chandler; father, Woodroe Chandler; grandson, Little Tommy Lovell; sister, Christine Hall and two brothers, Charlie and Johnny Chandler. Survivors include, daughter, Kathy Gilliam and husband James, Swanton, Ohio; son Jeffrey Lovell, Weber City; daughter, Rebecca Ford and husband Roger, Big Stone Gap; daughter, Josey Lovell McNairnie, Weber City; son Thomas Lovell and wife Lou, Gate City; daughter, Katina Lovell and fiance' Billy Bartley, Kingsport; fifiteen grandchildren; twenty two great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; two brothers, Roy Chandler, Big Stone Gap and Sonny Chandler, Kingsport. The family will receive friends from 5 till 7pm Thursday at Scott County Funeral Home. A service will follow at 7pm with Rev. Raymond Hammonds officiating. A graveside service will be conducted at 10am Friday at Holston View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dacian Lovell, Jay Borders, Nick Qualls, Jason Barr, Malik Hoard, Ahmad Lovell, Roger Ford Jr. and Billy Bartley.