Katie Eileen Lovett

Katie Eileen Yoder Lovett was born December 2, 1947, to Herbert G. and Geraldine Yoder in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Katie moved from 340 Grandview Terrace, Anderson, South Carolina, to heaven on June 22, 2025. Her sister, Linda Johns, lives in Wapakoneta Ohio and her brother, C Ray Yoder, passed away in 2018.

Katie married Gene Lovett on September 16, 1967, and is survived by a son Douglas (wife Meredith; children Hogan, Alma Jane, Truman and Willa) who live in Lake Elmo, MN and a daughter Deborah (husband Trent; children Zoe and Brodrick, stepdaughters Carly, Emma and Olivia) who live in Greenville, SC. The Lovett’s have many relatives and good friends in Ohio, Georgia, South Carolina and around the world.

Katie graduated from West Liberty High School in 1965, attended Bluffton College for one year and graduated from The Ohio State University in 1969. She went on to get her Masters in School Administration from Akron University. Katie taught in Ohio, then moved her way up in the Atlanta area to become CIO of the largest school system in Georgia. Katie is credited for her work bringing technology into classrooms across the country and was a leader on many national education boards.

Katie always put her family first in her life. She played competitive tennis in Atlanta, along with bridge and almost every other card game with good friends. Katie and Gene celebrated 50 years of marriage in 2017, and she always provided meals to friends to honor their good times and hold them in times of sorrow.

Katie’s life was celebrated in Anderson, SC on June 26th. The family will receive friends on Monday, June 30, 2025, from 10-11am at Goshen Friends Church, 5527 Co. Rd. 153, Zanesfield, Ohio, where Pastor Wayne Downing will officiate her funeral service at 11am. Burial will follow in Zanesfield Cemetery.

EICHHOLTZ DARING & SANFORD FUNERAL HOME, West Liberty, is honored to serve the Lovett family and encourages anyone to share a fond memory or message of condolence at www.edsfh.com

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