Mae Laturive Lovett Jones

Mae Laturive Lovett Jones, 94, of Nauvoo, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Friday, July 4, 2025 after a long illness.

She was born June 8, 1931 in Winston County to the late Elzie and Ottie Mae Lovett. Mae had many roles in her life and went by many names, but most knew her as Laturive. She had a great love for her family, her pets and gardening. If you ever traveled Highway 195, you likely saw her working in her garden. Many knew they could stop by and Laturive would load them up with the fruits of her labor. While standing in her yard, you could see a large variety of plants, flowers and trees, with stone fountains and garden statues all around that looked like chaos to most, but it was a beautiful site if you were one of the lucky ones to know how much it meant to her. She was always so proud to tell you about them and even send you home with a piece of one for you to try and grow. Laturive would welcome anyone into her home and always had a meal ready just in case. She was the hardest working and strongest woman most of us have known. Her legacy and the memories we created with her will forever be cherished.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from 12-2 p.m. at Nichols Funeral Home in Double Springs, where her funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Brother Mickey Millican will officiate.

Laturive was preceded in death by her parents, Elzie and Ottie Mae Lovett; her husband, Albert Q. Jones; one son, Gregory R. Hendrix; her brothers, William Lovett and George Lovett and her sisters, Cleo Middleton and Maxine Davenport. S

he is survived and missed by her children, Steve (Mary) Hendrix, Rita (Terry) Tidwell, Brenda (Paul) Pennington and Tim (Cheryl) Hendrix; forever cherished and remembered by her grandchildren, Michael, Sherry, Danny, Brandy, Amy, Jamie and their families, nine great-grandchildren; one great- great- grandchild and her brother, James Oneal Lovett (Carolyn).