Elizabeth W. Lovin

LOVIN, Elizabeth (Walters/Waldrip), age 79, of Lakewood, New Jersey, formerly a native of Atlanta and Mableton, Georgia, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, of Cardiac/Covid complications. Elizabeth was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Grant Park. She was known as Libby. Later in life, she was known as Liz and was often lovingly referred to as “Georgia Peach” in her beloved Leisure Village retirement community in New Jersey. At 16, Elizabeth married Cecil Wayne Walters, and at 17, she had her only daughter, Tammy. Elizabeth worked as a telephone operator for Southern Bell. She had many wonderful stories about her work friends and the people she personally connected via the manual electric cords and switches on the big board. She retired from AT&T/Bell South after 35 years of service. In 1974, Liz survived a near-fatal mugging, which left her with a traumatic brain injury. However, she was not ready to leave this earth, and she learned how to walk, talk and eat again and came out stronger and more determined to live and thrive and continue raising her daughter. This event shaped her entire life from that point forward. After her divorce, Liz raised Tammy as a working single mom. She often made sacrifices to ensure Tammy had what she needed to thrive and succeed. But as a parent, Liz also modeled how to live and love life. Liz had one more moniker back in the ’70s. She had a CB handle, “Lil’ Bit,” and was often seen in bejeweled rhinestones and cowboy hats out dancing with her best girlfriends all over Atlanta. They knew how to live, love and laugh and the memory of those dear friendships remained close to her heart throughout her life. Liz was happily married to Paul Lovin for 13 years until his death in 1996. Liz and Paul shared a love of life and thoroughly enjoyed being with their friends at the American Legion, VFW, Moose, Red Hatters, and Freemason’s clubs. They filled their days and nights with music, dancing, and trips. They were always quite the pair in their matching hats. In 2016 Elizabeth moved to New Jersey to be with her grandson, Beckett, and her daughter, Tammy. Liz attended every dance possible at Leisure Village and was often known to coax the shy ones out of their seats to shake their booty on the dance floor! She was a proud member of the shuffleboard team and many clubs in her new community. She loved jazz and was a frequent patron and friend at the Brightside Tavern in Jersey City for Jazz Nights. Liz had a special gift. She met everyone with a mischievous twinkle in her eye and fun in her heart and wanted to be a part of it all. She loved people, and her joy was infectious to all around her. She will be greatly missed. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her second husband of 13 years, Paul Lovin; first husband, Cecil Wayne Walters; parents, Robert & Margarite Waldrip; and brother, Jack Waldrip. She is survived by her daughter and daughter-in-law, Tammy Walters & Allyson Johnson; grandson, Beckett Johnson-Walters; brother, Ronnie Waldrip; sister-in-law, Johnnie Sue Mullinax; and family: and several nieces, nephew, aunts, and uncles. The family will receive friends and family for visitation from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Friday, June 23, 2023. A Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 PM in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home with Pastor Tommy Foskey officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 1375 New Hope Road, SE, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045. To send flowers to the family of Elizabeth Lovin for the service, please visit our Sympathy Store, or donate to the Alzheimer's Association in memory of Elizabeth Lovin, https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1 Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road SW, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. (770) 962-3100. Please leave messages, stories, and sign the online guest registry at www.stewartfh.com

Elizabeth W. Lovin

December 5, 1943 - May 31, 2023

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