Betty Lou Slate Lovill

Mrs. Betty Lou Slate Lovill, 87 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon April 28, 2025, with her loving and supportive family by her side at Northern Regional Hospital. She was born September 3, 1937, in Surry County to the late Abraham Lincoln Slate and Mary Magdalene Holt Slate. She was of Baptist faith and a member of Calvary Assembly of God, Mrs. Lovill was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She's best known for being the matriarch and the glue that held this family together. Her love and support for her children and grandchildren was immeasurable. There's nothing in life she'd rather be doing than spending time with her family whom she loved dearly.  Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Robin Slate; son, Tim Lovill and Brookie Bunton, daughter's in law, Linda Lovill and Cathy Lovill, grandchildren, Kevin and Charity Lovill, Brandon Lovill, Sheena and Nick Willard, Alex and Tyler Pruitt, Brodie Lovill and Angel Hicks, Victoria and Trent Sherlin, Devin and Courtney Slate, Dylan and Emma Slate, Bridget and James Nunn, and Stephanie and Trent Hutchens; great grandchildren, Brycen, Sadie, Kennedi, Nevaeh, Kali, Sophie, Emersyn, Elizabeth, Saylor, Harrison, Harper, Axl, Braxton, Oliver, Oakley, Barrett, Noah, Lucas, Melanie and Makkhi; sister, Barbara Chandler; brothers and sister-in-law, Jimmy and Barbara Slate, and Donald Slate; Sister in law, Nancy Puckett and many other family and friends. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lovill was preceded in death by two sons, Richard Darrell Lovill and Marty Lee Lovill; daughter, Vicky Lynn Lovill; sister, Brenda Slate; brothers, Roger Dale Slate, Johnny Slate, and Kenneth Slate; and by the father of her children, Richard Arlis “Butch” Lovill. Funeral services will be held on Friday May 2, 2025, at 2:00pm in the Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Airy with burial to follow in the Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday at Moody’s from 1:00 – 2:00pm. Moody Funeral Services in Mount Airy is serving the family.