Jerry Allen Loveless

Jerry Allen Loveless, 55, former Columbia resident, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at his residence in Smyrna. The family will visit with friends Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols concluding with funeral services 7:00 p.m. Pastor Dennis King, Mallory Loveless, Thomas Harris, and Pastor Russell Ward will officiate. Memorials may be made to Maury County Library's Large Print Book Section, 211 West 8th Street, Columbia 38401, Maury County Animal Shelter Association, 1233 Mapleash Avenue, Columbia 38401, or American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 1864, Columbia 38402. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. Born and reared in Maury County, he was the son of Bertha Scholze Loveless of Columbia and the late Joe C. Loveless, Jr. A 1970 graduate of Columbia Central High School, he earned an Associate of Arts Degree in Business from DeKalb College in Atlanta, Georgia. Later, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Master of Science Degree in Business Technology Management from Mercer in 1995. A former member of the Sports Staff of The Columbia Daily Herald, Jerry was a 33-year employee of Bell South/AT& T. In 1981, he married the former Susan Camron who survives. In addition to Susan and his mother, survivors include brothers Joe Loveless of Columbia and Gordy Loveless of Elvaston, Illinois; nieces and nephews, Mallory Loveless, Jeff Loveless, Jan Loveless, Kim Loveless, Greg Loveless, and Brandi Camron-Pajot. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Donald Ray "Tuffy" Loveless, Charlie Loveless, and Michael Loveless.