Mary Ellen Lovelady

Mary Ellen Lovelady, age 88, of Water Valley, MS died Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS. She was born June 22, 1932, in Tarrytown, NY to the late Pasquale and Eleanor (Ostrander) Miscioscia. Mary Ellen spent her life in the service of her family as a homemaker. She was also a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church and served with the women of the church until her health precluded her from attending. As one of her ways to connect with the ones she loved, Mary Ellen liked keeping up with, and remembering their birthdays. She loved to cook, work with her flowers and spend quality time with her dog “Freckles”.

A small gathering of friends and church members will remember her at an intimate graveside in Oakhill Cemetery at 10:00 AM Wedesday, February 24, 2021.

Mary is survived by one niece, Anna Lapetoda of Leesburg, VA.

Along with her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband Cyrus Lovelady; one son, Thomas Lovelady; two brothers, Richard Miscioscia, John Miscioscia; and one sister, Lousie Miscioscia.