More detail on this person: Joel L. Lovvorn age
65 was born Aug. 5, 1939 and died Sept. 10, 2004
from cancer at Dothan, AL. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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03/10/2024
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After military service in the U.S. Army, Joel's
aviation career spanned from test pilot at Ft.
Rucker to corporate pilot in New York. He also
spent a number of years flying in the oil fields
with PHI; in the Gulf of Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
His comment on his illness was: "There is no use
getting too upset about all this; there's nothing
I can do about it. I've had an interesting life."
He was a brave guy and my best friend. I'll miss
him.
Survivors include two sons and
daughters-in-law,Richard Alan and Jessie Lovvorn
of Dothan, Lee Anthony and Julie Lovvorn, three
grandchildren: Damon Lovvorn, Skyler Lovvorn, Lexi
Lovvorn; one niece: Kristy Kohl; one nephew: Jeff
Kohl.
From: Thomas E. Ballenger