Mrs. Peggy Richardson Lovelace of West Jefferson died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at her daughter's home in Alabama. She was 78.

Mrs. Lovelace was born on July 25, 1936 in Bel Air, Md. to Clarence and Mary Hicks Richardson. Mrs. Lovelace was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Kelly Lovelace.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Haw Orchard Baptist Church by the Rev. Randy Lovelace. Burial will follow in Haw Orchard Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2015 at Badger Funeral Home.

Mrs. Lovelace is survived by two daughters, Betty Lovelace and husband, Jeffery McQuillan of Harvest, Ala. and Rita Pryor and husband, Danny of Denver, N.C.; one son, Michael Lovelace and wife, Kathy Notarianni of Shrewsbury, Mass.; two brothers, Clarence Richardson, Jr. of West Virginia and Johnny Richardson of Bel Air, Md.; one sister, Frances Blevins of Bel Air, Md.; seven grandchildren; four step grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; six step great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Words of comfort and remembrance may be viewed or sent to the family at www.badgerfuneralhome.com.

Memorials may be made to Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 E. Ohio St., Suite 304, Chicago, Illinois 60611.

Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Lovelace's arrangements.