LANKFORD, Carrie M. (Lovell) age 83 of West Carrollton passed away 
Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. Carrie was born April 11, 1929 in Columbus, 
Nebraska to the late Allen and Francis (Luchsinger) Osborn. She married 
Lyle Lovell in October of 1943. Lyle preceded her in death in May of 1996. 
They had 4 sons, Donald and wife Jenny of Temucula, CA, Craig and wife 
Sugi of Brookville, Tadd and wife Cindy of Centerville and Larry and wife 
Karen of Bellbrook, 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and sister 
Ellen Polinko of Omaha, NE. Carrie retired from the West Carrollton Board 
of Education where she was the first woman school bus driver. Carrie and 
Lyle owned a camp ground and swim club in Urbana, OH for nine years. Then 
she and Lyle retired to Wauchula, FL in 1987. She was a member of the 
Springfield Ladies Aux. #1031 for many years. Visitation will be Friday 
evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Sanner Funeral Home, 800 So. Alex Rd., West 
Carrollton, OH 45449. Funeral services will be Saturday December 1, 2012 
at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with her son, Rev. Craig Lovell officiating. 
Entombment will follow at Heritage Hills Memory Gardens. Following the 
services at the cemetery, everyone is invited to Liberty Baptist Church, 6953 
Germantown Pike, Miamisburg, OH 45342 (lbcmoraine.com for directions) 
for food and refreshments with the family. Memorial contributions may be 
made to Liberty Baptist Church at the address above..
Published in Dayton Daily News on November 28, 2012

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