LANCASTER, SC :::::::::: Henry Grady Lovin, age 77, died Monday, November 24, 2008 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, VA. He was born November 4, 1931, the son of the late Henry Grady Lovin, Sr. and Fannie Stewart Lovin and was the husband of the late Frankie Davis Lovin. Mr. Lovin retired from Catawba Timber Company, was a member and former deacon of Eastside Baptist Church, and was a member of the Lancaster Gideons.. Mr. Lovin was survived by 2 sons: Jeff Lovin and his wife Kim of Lancaster; Scott Lovin and his wife Ruth of Claremore, OK, 2 daughters, Joni L. Parris and her husband Bruce of Travelers Rest, SC, and Ginger L. Ferguson and her husband Andy of Nathalie, VA; 2 sisters, Mary Lee Beach of Hendersonville, NC and Lavina West Robbinsville, NC, and 13 grandchildren.Mr. Lovin was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Lovin. The Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Mr. Lovin will be 2:00 pm, Friday, November 28, 2008 at Eastside Baptist Church by Rev. James Atkinson, Jeff Lovin and Rev. Andy Ferguson. Burial will follow at 2:00 pm, Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Carver Cemetery in Robbinsville, NC. The Family of Mr. Lovin will receive friends immediately following the service in the church's social hall and suggest memorial contributions be made to Gideon International, PO Box 1302, Lancaster SC 29721 or JAARS Inc., PO Box 248, Waxhaw, NC 28173.